Full-automatic glue injection equipment for ceramic ferrule of optical fiber connector

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of optical fiber connector glue injection processing, in particular to optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule glue injection full-automatic equipment which comprises a bottom plate, U-shaped frames are fixedly installed at the two ends of the bottom plate, threaded rotating shafts are rotationally connected into the U-shaped frames, and the outer surfaces of the threaded rotating shafts are in threaded connection with installation blocks. According to the full-automatic glue injection machine disclosed by the utility model, the glue injection angle of the full-automatic glue injection machine is flexibly adjusted by moving the sliding plate in the arc-shaped plate, so that the full-automatic glue injection machine is suitable for ceramic ferrules of optical fiber connectors with different sizes, and the glue injection effect is improved; then a glue supply device and a full-automatic glue injection machine are matched to enable a glue injection needle head to perform continuous glue injection on the ceramic ferrule of the optical fiber connector, the processing efficiency of the full-automatic glue injection equipment for the ceramic ferrule of the optical fiber connector is improved, a positioning rod can be clamped into a positioning circular groove of a tool box through movement of the positioning rod to be used for stably positioning the tool box, and the production efficiency is improved. And the glue injection work is more stable and reliable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of optical fiber connector glue injection processing, in particular to fully automatic glue injection equipment for optical fiber connector ceramic ferrules. Background Art

[0002] Fiber optic glue injection is an indispensable step in the processing of fiber optic connectors. It is mainly used for the fixation and protection of fiber optic connectors. During the manufacturing process of fiber optic connectors, the optical fiber and connector need to be accurately matched, and then sealed with fiber optic potting glue to prevent the optical fiber from breaking or shifting. In order to ensure its service life, it is necessary to use glue injection on the fiber optic connector ceramic ferrule.

[0003] The prior art discloses patent application number "CN201620724704.8", an automatic glue injection machine for an optical fiber active connector ferrule, which includes: a Y-axial motion mechanism, an X-axial motion mechanism, the Y-axial motion mechanism is arranged on a work table, a work table is provided on the Y-axial motion mechanism, an array disk for positioning the ferrule is provided on the work table, the Y-axial motion mechanism drives the array disk to move in the Y-axis direction, the automatic glue injection device is simple to install and easy to operate, and the parameters are adjusted and set through the touch screen; the equipment has a low failure rate and faults are easy to eliminate.

[0004] The automatic glue injection machine can only realize automatic glue injection. In actual use, the automatic glue injection machine as mentioned above usually adopts a vertical downward state to inject glue, which makes it impossible to flexibly adjust the angle of glue injection, resulting in poor glue injection effect, thereby affecting the processing quality of the optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule and being inconvenient to use. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a fully automatic device for injecting glue into a ceramic ferrule of an optical fiber connector, so as to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0006] The purpose of the utility model can be achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] The fully automatic glue injection equipment for the ceramic ferrule of the optical fiber connector includes a base plate, a U-shaped frame is fixedly installed at both ends of the base plate, a threaded shaft is rotatably connected to the inside of the U-shaped frame, a mounting block is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded shaft, a No. 1 electric push rod is connected to the lower side of the mounting block, a fixed block is fixed to the lower side of the No. 1 electric push rod, and an arc plate is fixed to the front side of the fixed block;

[0008] The inner sliding connection of the curved plate is provided with a slide plate, the front side of the slide plate is fixed with a fully automatic glue injection machine, the upper side of the fully automatic glue injection machine is installed with a U-shaped plate, the upper side of the fixed block is fixed with a U-shaped seat, the inner side of the U-shaped seat is connected with a round rod, the outer surface of the round rod is slidably connected with a U-shaped slider, a connecting rotary plate is installed between the U-shaped slider and the U-shaped plate, and the front side of the U-shaped slider is threadedly connected with a fastening bolt for fixing the U-shaped slider.

[0009] Preferably, a first vertical plate is fixedly connected to the upper side of the base plate, an infrared sensor is installed on the left side of the first vertical plate, a controller is fixedly provided on the front side of the U-shaped frame, a glue injection needle is connected to the lower side of the full-automatic glue injection machine, a second vertical plate is installed on the upper side of the base plate, an L-shaped plate is connected to the left side of the second vertical plate, a No. 2 electric push rod is fixedly provided on the right side of the L-shaped plate, a round seat is connected to the right side of the No. 2 electric push rod, the full-automatic glue injection machine, the infrared sensor and the No. 2 electric push rod are electrically connected to the controller respectively.

[0010] Preferably, the left side of the threaded shaft passes through the base plate and extends to the left side of the base plate. The left side of the threaded shaft is fixedly connected to the servo motor through the motor mounting plate. The interior of the U-shaped frame is connected to two limit rods, and the outer surfaces of the two limit rods are slidably connected to the interior of the mounting block. A glue supply device is fixed on the upper side of the U-shaped frame, and the glue supply device and the fully automatic glue injection machine are connected by a hose.

[0011] Preferably, a positioning rod is slidably connected to the right side of the second vertical plate, one side of the positioning rod passes through the second vertical plate and extends to the left side of the second vertical plate, and a connecting spring is installed between the positioning rod and the second vertical plate.

[0012] Preferably, the upper side of the bottom plate is fixedly connected to a guide rail, one side of the guide rail is installed with an electric slider, the upper side of the electric slider is connected to a top plate, the upper side of the top plate is clamped with a card board, the upper side of the card board is installed with a tooling box, the internal array of the tooling box is connected to a recess, the interior of the recess is installed with a fiber optic connector ceramic ferrule body, the front side of the top plate is slidably clamped with a limit plug for fixing the card board, and fixed handles are fixed at both ends of the tooling box.

[0013] Preferably, the left side of the tool box is provided with an array of positioning circular grooves, which are matched with the positioning rod, and the right side of the positioning rod is connected to the left side of the tool box through the positioning circular grooves.

[0014] Beneficial effects of the utility model:

[0015] 1. The utility model allows the slide to move within the curved plate to flexibly adjust the injection angle of the fully automatic glue injection machine to accommodate optical fiber connector ceramic ferrules of different sizes, which facilitates flexible glue injection and improves the glue injection effect. Subsequently, the glue supply device and the fully automatic glue injection machine are combined to allow the glue injection needle to inject glue into the optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule, thereby continuously completing the glue injection work and improving the processing efficiency of the fully automatic glue injection equipment for optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule.

[0016] 2. The utility model can transport the optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule to the fully automatic glue injection machine by using the guide rail and the electric slider. Then the movement of the positioning rod can be snapped into the positioning circular groove of the tooling box to firmly position the tooling box, making the glue injection work more stable and reliable. At the same time, the controller can let the fully automatic glue injection machine to inject glue, thereby achieving quantitative glue injection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, it is possible for a person skilled in the art to derive other drawings based on these drawings without inventive effort.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This utility model Figure 1 Installation diagram of the middle curved plate, slide plate and fully automatic glue injection machine;

[0020] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 Installation diagram of the middle U-shaped slider, U-shaped plate and connecting rotary plate;

[0021] Figure 4 This utility model Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle tooling box and recess;

[0022] Figure 5 This utility model Figure 1 Installation diagram of the center positioning rod and connecting spring;

[0023] The reference numerals in the figures are as follows:

[0024] 1. Base plate; 2. U-shaped frame; 3. Controller; 4. Threaded shaft; 5. Mounting block; 6. Electric push rod No. 1; 7. Fixing block; 8. First vertical plate; 9. Infrared sensor; 10. Curved plate; 11. Slide plate; 12. Fully automatic glue injection machine; 13. Glue injection needle; 14. U-shaped plate; 15. U-shaped seat; 16. Round rod; 17. U-shaped slider; 18. Connecting plate; 19. Fastening bolts; 20. Glue supply device; 2 1. Hose; 22. Limit rod; 23. Servo motor; 24. Second vertical plate; 25. Positioning rod; 26. Connecting spring; 27. L-shaped plate; 28. Second electric push rod; 29. Round seat; 30. Guide rail; 31. Electric slider; 32. Top plate; 33. Card plate; 34. Tool box; 35. Limiting plate; 36. Recess; 37. Fiber optic connector ceramic ferrule body; 38. Fixed handle; 88. Positioning groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule automatic glue injection equipment includes a base plate 1, U-shaped frames 2 are fixedly installed at both ends of the base plate 1, the interior of the U-shaped frame 2 is rotatably connected to a threaded shaft 4, the outer surface of the threaded shaft 4 is threadedly connected to a mounting block 5, the lower side of the mounting block 5 is connected to a No. 1 electric push rod 6, the lower side of the No. 1 electric push rod 6 is fixedly provided with a fixing block 7, and the front side of the fixing block 7 is fixedly connected to an arc plate 10;

[0027] The interior of the curved plate 10 is slidably connected to a slide plate 11, and a fully automatic glue injection machine 12 is fixedly provided on the front side of the slide plate 11. The fully automatic glue injection machine 12 realizes efficient, precise and stable glue injection operation through the coordinated work of pressure control, motion control, visual positioning and control systems. Through the installation and use of the curved plate 10 and the slide plate 11, the slide plate 11 can move inside the curved plate 10, so that the slide plate 11 can drive the fully automatic glue injection machine 12 to flexibly adjust the glue injection angle, and the adaptability is good. A U-shaped plate 14 is installed on the upper side of the fully automatic glue injection machine 12, and a U-shaped seat 15 is fixedly installed on the upper side of the fixed block 7. The interior of the U-shaped seat 15 is connected to a round rod 16, and the outer surface of the round rod 16 is slidably connected to a U-shaped slider 17. A connecting rotary plate 18 is installed between the U-shaped slider 17 and the U-shaped plate 14 together, and the front side of the U-shaped slider 17 is threadedly connected with a fastening bolt 19 for fixing the U-shaped slider 17.

[0028] A first vertical plate 8 is fixedly connected to the upper side of the base plate 1, and an infrared sensor 9 is installed on the left side of the first vertical plate 8. The model of the infrared sensor 9 is TCRT5000. A controller 3 is fixed on the front side of the U-shaped frame 2. The model of the controller 3 is DATA-7133. The lower side of the full-automatic glue injection machine 12 is connected to the glue injection needle 13. A second vertical plate 24 is installed on the upper side of the base plate 1, and an L-shaped plate 27 is connected to the left side of the second vertical plate 24. A No. 2 electric push rod 28 is fixed to the right side of the L-shaped plate 27, and a round seat 29 is connected to the right side of the No. 2 electric push rod 28. The full-automatic glue injection machine 12, the infrared sensor 9 and the No. 2 electric push rod 28 are electrically connected to the controller 3 respectively.

[0029] The left side of the threaded shaft 4 passes through the base plate 1 and extends to the left side of the base plate 1. The left side of the threaded shaft 4 is fixedly connected to the servo motor 23 through the motor mounting plate. The interior of the U-shaped frame 2 is connected to two limit rods 22. The outer surfaces of the two limit rods 22 are slidably connected to the interior of the mounting block 5. Through the setting of the limit rods 22, the two limit rods 22 can limit the movement trajectory of the mounting block 5, so that the mounting block 5 can drive the full-automatic glue injection machine 12 to move back and forth, so as to inject glue into the array-distributed optical fiber connector ceramic ferrules. A glue supply device 20 is fixed on the upper side of the U-shaped frame 2. The glue supply device 20 and the full-automatic glue injection machine 12 are connected by a hose 21. The glue supply device 20 is responsible for transporting glue from the storage container to the full-automatic glue injection machine 12, and then the glue injection needle 13 is used to inject glue. At the same time, the glue supply device 20 and the full-automatic glue injection machine 12 use an electronic control system to realize the entire glue injection process.

[0030] A positioning rod 25 is slidably connected to the right side of the second vertical plate 24 . One side of the positioning rod 25 passes through the second vertical plate 24 and extends to the left side of the second vertical plate 24 . A connecting spring 26 is installed between the positioning rod 25 and the second vertical plate 24 .

[0031] The upper side of the base plate 1 is fixedly connected to a guide rail 30, one side of the guide rail 30 is installed with an electric slider 31, the upper side of the electric slider 31 is connected to a top plate 32, the upper side of the top plate 32 is clamped with a card plate 33, the upper side of the card plate 33 is installed with a tool box 34, the internal array of the tool box 34 is connected to a recess 36, the interior of the recess 36 is installed with a fiber optic connector ceramic ferrule body 37, the front side of the top plate 32 is slidably clamped with a limit plate 35 for fixing the card plate 33, through the installation and use of the card plate 33 and the limit plate 35, the two can limit and fix the tool box 34, so that the fiber optic connector ceramic ferrule on the tool box 34 can be stably and safely transported, ensuring the progress of the glue injection work, and fixed handles 38 are fixed at both ends of the tool box 34.

[0032] The left side of the tool box 34 is provided with an array of positioning circular grooves 88 , which are matched with the positioning rod 25 . The right side of the positioning rod 25 is connected to the left side of the tool box 34 through the positioning circular grooves 88 .

[0033] The working principle of the fully automatic equipment for injecting glue into the ceramic ferrule of optical fiber connector provided by the utility model is as follows:

[0034] By moving the U-shaped slider 17 on the round rod 16, the U-shaped slider 17 can drive the connecting rotary plate 18 to rotate and allow the slide plate 11 to move in the curved plate 10, so that the injection angle of the fully automatic glue injection machine 12 can be flexibly adjusted to adapt to different sizes of optical fiber connector ceramic ferrules, which is conducive to the flexible glue injection work and improves the glue injection effect. Then, the fastening bolt 19 is rotated to allow the fastening bolt 19 to fix the U-shaped slider 17, so that the fully automatic glue injection machine 12 can be stably and reliably installed and used, and then the output shaft of the servo motor 23 drives the threaded shaft 4 to rotate. At this time, the mounting block 5 on the threaded shaft 4 can drive the fully automatic glue injection machine 12 to move back and forth for adjustment, and then the No. 1 electric push rod 6 drives the fully automatic glue injection machine 12 to move downward, and then the glue supply device 20 and the fully automatic glue injection machine 12 cooperate to allow the glue injection needle 13 to inject glue to the optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule body 37, so that the glue injection work can be completed continuously, thereby improving the processing efficiency of the optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule glue automatic equipment;

[0035] By utilizing the guide rail 30 and the electric slider 31, the electric slider 31 can be moved on the guide rail 30, so that the optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule body 37 in the tooling box 34 can be moved to the fully automatic glue injection machine 12. When the infrared sensor 9 detects the optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule body 37, the electric slider 31 will stop, and then the controller 3 can allow the No. 2 electric push rod 28 to drive the round seat 29 to extend, so as to squeeze the positioning rod 25 equipped with the connecting spring 26, so that the positioning rod 25 can be snapped into the positioning circular groove 88 of the tooling box 34, which is used to firmly position the tooling box 34, making the glue injection work more stable and reliable. Then the controller 3 can allow the fully automatic glue injection machine 12 to inject glue, so that quantitative glue injection can be achieved.

[0036] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention. Various changes and improvements may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and such changes and improvements fall within the scope of the present invention as claimed.

Claims

1. A fully automatic device for injecting glue into a ceramic ferrule of an optical fiber connector, comprising a base plate (1), characterized in that: U-shaped frames (2) are fixedly mounted on both ends of the base plate (1); a threaded shaft (4) is rotatably connected to the interior of the U-shaped frame (2); a mounting block (5) is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded shaft (4); a first electric push rod (6) is connected to the lower side of the mounting block (5); a fixing block (7) is fixedly mounted on the lower side of the first electric push rod (6); and a curved plate (10) is fixedly connected to the front side of the fixing block (7); The interior of the arc-shaped plate (10) is slidably connected to a slide plate (11), a full-automatic glue injection machine (12) is fixedly provided on the front side of the slide plate (11), a U-shaped plate (14) is installed on the upper side of the full-automatic glue injection machine (12), a U-shaped seat (15) is fixedly installed on the upper side of the fixed block (7), a round rod (16) is connected to the interior of the U-shaped seat (15), a U-shaped slider (17) is slidably connected to the outer surface of the round rod (16), a connecting rotary plate (18) is installed between the U-shaped slider (17) and the U-shaped plate (14) so as to rotate together, and a fastening bolt (19) for fixing the U-shaped slider (17) is threadedly connected to the front side of the U-shaped slider (17).

2. The fully automatic glue injection equipment for optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The upper side of the base plate (1) is fixedly connected to a first vertical plate (8), an infrared sensor (9) is installed on the left side of the first vertical plate (8), a controller (3) is fixedly provided on the front side of the U-shaped frame (2), a glue injection needle (13) is connected to the lower side of the full-automatic glue injection machine (12), a second vertical plate (24) is installed on the upper side of the base plate (1), an L-shaped plate (27) is connected to the left side of the second vertical plate (24), a No. 2 electric push rod (28) is fixedly provided on the right side of the L-shaped plate (27), a round seat (29) is connected to the right side of the No. 2 electric push rod (28), and the full-automatic glue injection machine (12), the infrared sensor (9) and the No. 2 electric push rod (28) are electrically connected to the controller (3) respectively.

3. The fully automatic glue injection equipment for optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The left side of the threaded shaft (4) passes through the base plate (1) and extends to the left side of the base plate (1); the left side of the threaded shaft (4) is fixedly connected to a servo motor (23) via a motor mounting plate; two limit rods (22) are connected to the interior of the U-shaped frame (2); the outer surfaces of the two limit rods (22) are slidably connected to the interior of the mounting block (5); a glue supply device (20) is fixedly provided on the upper side of the U-shaped frame (2); the glue supply device (20) and the fully automatic glue injection machine (12) are connected via a hose (21).

4. The fully automatic glue injection equipment for optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule according to claim 2, characterized in that: The right side of the second vertical plate (24) is slidably connected to a positioning rod (25), one side of the positioning rod (25) passes through the second vertical plate (24) and extends to the left side of the second vertical plate (24), and a connecting spring (26) is installed between the positioning rod (25) and the second vertical plate (24).

5. The fully automatic glue injection equipment for optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper side of the bottom plate (1) is fixedly connected to a guide rail (30), one side of the guide rail (30) is installed with an electric slider (31), the upper side of the electric slider (31) is connected to a top plate (32), the upper side of the top plate (32) is clamped with a card plate (33), the upper side of the card plate (33) is installed with a tool box (34), the internal array of the tool box (34) is connected to a recess (36), the interior of the recess (36) is installed with a fiber optic connector ceramic ferrule body (37), the front side of the top plate (32) is slidably clamped with a limit plate (35) for fixing the card plate (33), and both ends of the tool box (34) are fixed with fixed handles (38).

6. The fully automatic glue injection equipment for optical fiber connector ceramic ferrule according to claim 5, characterized in that: The left side of the tool box (34) is provided with an array of positioning circular grooves (88), which are matched with the positioning rod (25), and the right side of the positioning rod (25) is connected to the left side of the tool box (34) through the positioning circular groove (88).

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