Horizontal optical fiber curing oven

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of optical fiber curing ovens, and provides a horizontal optical fiber curing oven which comprises an oven body and a clamp plate, a control panel is arranged on the side face of the oven body, and a heating plate is fixedly connected to the middle of the upper side of the oven body; a mounting groove is formed in the middle of the heating plate, a heating strip is fixedly connected to the middle of the mounting groove and extends in the direction away from the furnace body, a heat conduction groove body is fixedly connected to the side, facing the heating plate, of the clamp plate, extends towards the heating plate and is embedded into the heating plate, and the heat conduction groove body is fixedly connected to the side, facing the heating plate, of the clamp plate. The heating strip is embedded in the middle of the heat conduction groove body, and the clamp plate is detachably connected with the heating plate. According to the technical scheme, the problem that in the prior art, due to the fact that a clamp plate and a furnace body are integrally arranged, if a user needs to cure different types of optical fiber devices, only an optical fiber curing furnace can be purchased again, and the purchase cost of equipment is greatly increased is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of optical fiber curing furnaces, and specifically to a horizontal optical fiber curing furnace. Background Art

[0002] Fiber optic curing ovens are essential equipment for curing optical fiber adhesives and are widely used in the production of fiber optic components such as pigtails, fiber optic connectors, and ferrules. By precisely controlling temperature and time, these ovens ensure uniform and stable curing of the adhesive on optical fiber components, thereby ensuring the quality and performance of optical fiber products. Fiber optic curing ovens can be categorized as either vertical or horizontal, depending on their structure and application. Horizontal ovens, with their unique horizontal design, offer distinct advantages in many applications.

[0003] Existing optical fiber curing furnaces usually include a furnace body, a heating system, a temperature control system, a transmission system, and a safety system. Among them, the fixture plate is an important component for fixing the optical fiber assembly, and its design directly affects the effect and flexibility of the curing process. In existing optical fiber curing furnaces, the fixture plate is usually integrated with the furnace body, and the spacing between each clamping groove on the fixture plate is also fixed. This means that the same optical fiber curing furnace can only cure one model or type of optical fiber device. If other models or different types of optical fiber devices need to be cured, users can only purchase optical fiber curing furnaces with different fixture plates. This not only increases the procurement cost of the equipment, but also leads to low equipment utilization, increasing production costs and operating burdens. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model provides a horizontal optical fiber curing furnace, which solves the problem in the related art that the fixture plate and the furnace body are arranged as one body, resulting in the user having to purchase a new optical fiber curing furnace if he needs to cure different types of optical fiber devices, which greatly increases the purchase cost of the equipment.

[0005] The technical solution of the utility model is as follows:

[0006] A horizontal optical fiber curing furnace comprises a furnace body and a clamping plate. A control panel is provided on the side of the furnace body, and a heating plate is fixedly connected to the middle part of the upper side of the furnace body; a mounting groove is provided in the middle part of the heating plate, and a heating strip is fixedly connected to the middle part of the mounting groove, and the heating strip extends away from the furnace body; a heat-conducting trough body is fixedly connected to the side of the clamping plate facing the heating plate, and the heat-conducting trough body extends toward the heating plate, and the heat-conducting trough body is embedded in the heating plate, and the heating strip is embedded in the middle part of the heat-conducting trough body; the clamping plate and the heating plate are detachably connected.

[0007] Furthermore, heating protrusions are provided on both sides of the mounting groove, the heating protrusions are fixedly connected to the heating plate, and the side of the heating protrusion facing the clamp plate abuts against the clamp plate.

[0008] Furthermore, a U-shaped fixing groove is provided on both sides of the heating plate, the U-shaped fixing groove is fixedly connected to the furnace body, fixing cotton is embedded in the U-shaped fixing groove, and a double-sided adhesive strip is adhered to the side of the fixing cotton away from the U-shaped fixing groove.

[0009] Furthermore, a first heat insulation cover and a second heat insulation cover are provided on the upper side of the furnace body. The cross-sections of the first heat insulation cover and the second heat insulation cover are both U-shaped. The first heat insulation cover and the second heat insulation cover are both sleeved on the fixture plate. There is a gap between the first heat insulation cover, the second heat insulation cover and the fixture plate. The first heat insulation cover and the second heat insulation cover respectively cover half of the surface of the fixture plate facing away from the furnace body.

[0010] Furthermore, the second heat insulation cover is sleeved on the first heat insulation cover, and two sets of guide rail structures are fixedly connected to the upper side of the furnace body, and the two sets of guide rail structures are respectively close to the side of the heating plate facing the control panel and the side of the heating plate facing away from the control panel. Both sides of the first heat insulation cover and the second heat insulation cover are rotatably connected to guide wheel structures, and the guide wheel structures abut against the guide rail structures.

[0011] Furthermore, the guide rail structure includes two pairs of rails, baffles are abutted on both sides of the two pairs of rails, each pair of rails includes two slide rails, the guide wheel structure includes two groups of rollers, a gap is provided between the two groups of rollers, each group of rollers includes two pulleys, the first heat insulation cover or the second heat insulation cover is located between the two pulleys in the same group, and the two pulleys in the same group are respectively abutted against the two slide rails in the same pair.

[0012] The working principle and beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0013] The present invention sets the fixture plate to be detachably connected to the furnace body, so that when the user needs to cure different types of optical fiber devices, they only need to replace the corresponding fixture plate. At the same time, the present invention adopts a heat-conducting groove body set on the fixture plate, a heating plate set on the furnace body, and a heating strip set on the heating plate, so that the heating strip is embedded in the heat-conducting groove body, ensuring that the heating plate can effectively heat the fixture plate, so that the fixture plate can quickly heat up, thereby achieving a stable curing effect. The present invention solves the problem of the fixture plate and the furnace body being set as one piece in the related art, resulting in the user having to purchase a new optical fiber curing furnace if they need to cure different types of optical fiber devices, which greatly increases the purchase cost of the equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0015] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of Example 1;

[0016] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Exploded diagram;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of Example 2;

[0018] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Enlarged view of point A.

[0019] In the figure: 1. Furnace body; 2. Clamp plate; 3. Heating plate; 4. Fixing cotton; 5. U-shaped fixing groove; 6. First heat insulation cover; 7. Second heat insulation cover; 8. Slide rail; 9. Control panel; 21. Heat conduction groove; 31. Heating strip; 32. Heating protrusion; 33. Mounting groove; 41. Double-sided adhesive strip; 81. Pulley; 82. Baffle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The following will be combined with 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.

[0021] Example 1

[0022] like Figures 1 and 2As shown, Example 1 proposes a horizontal optical fiber curing furnace, comprising a furnace body 1 and a fixture plate 2. A control panel 9 is provided on the side of the furnace body 1. A heating plate 3 is fixedly connected to the middle portion of the upper side of the furnace body 1. A mounting slot 33 is provided in the middle portion of the heating plate 3, and a heating strip 31 is fixedly connected to the middle portion of the mounting slot 33. The heating strip 31 extends away from the furnace body 1. A heat-conducting groove 21 is fixedly connected to the side of the fixture plate 2 facing the heating plate 3. The heat-conducting groove 21 extends toward the heating plate 3 and is embedded in the heating plate 3. The heating strip 31 is embedded in the middle portion of the heat-conducting groove 21. The fixture plate 2 and the heating plate 3 are detachably connected. The furnace body 1 serves as the main structure of the entire device, providing sturdy support and protection, accommodating and supporting internal components, protecting the internal heating and control systems from external environmental influences, and improving the durability and safety of the device. The control panel 9 is used to set and control parameters (such as temperature, time, etc.) of the curing process. The furnace body 1 and the control panel 9 are both prior art, and their specific internal structures will not be described in detail in this embodiment. The heating plate 3 is used to heat the clamp plate 2, provide heat to the clamp plate 2, and thereby solidify the adhesive in the optical fiber device on the clamp plate 2; the heating strip 31 is used to be embedded in the heat-conducting groove body 21 to heat the clamp plate 2 so that the clamp plate 2 can be heated to the corresponding temperature more quickly. The heating strip 31 is embedded in the heat-conducting groove body 21, that is, embedded in the inside of the clamp plate 2, and then the heating strip 31 can transfer heat to the inside of the clamp plate 2 more quickly, thereby achieving a rapid heating effect; the mounting groove 33 is used to further fix the clamp plate 2, so that the connection between the clamp plate 2 and the heating strip 31 is more stable, ensuring that the heating strip 31 is in the correct position, which helps to optimize heat conduction, improve heating efficiency and curing quality. The clamp plate 2 is used to fix the optical fiber device and solidify the adhesive in the optical fiber device. The detachable connection between the clamp plate 2 and the heating plate 3 can be fixed with bolts, so that the clamp plate 2 is mounted on the heating plate 3, and the bolts are fixed around the clamp plate 2, so that the clamp plate 2 and the heating plate 3 are stably connected; the heat conduction groove body 21 is used to be embedded in the installation groove 33, and at the same time is mounted on the outside of the heating strip 31, so that the heating strip 31 penetrates into the interior of the clamp plate 2, realizing effective heat conduction and ensuring that the optical fiber device is heated evenly.

[0023] In Example 1, heating protrusions 32 are provided on both sides of the mounting groove 33. The heating protrusions 32 are fixedly connected to the heating plate 3, and the side of the heating protrusions 32 facing the fixture plate 2 abuts against the fixture plate 2. The heating protrusions 32 are used to further accelerate the heating speed of the fixture plate 2, making the heating of the fixture plate 2 more uniform. Since the heating strip 31 is embedded in the middle of the fixture plate 2, heating starts from the middle of the fixture plate 2. After adding two heating protrusions 32, when the heating plate 3 heats the fixture plate 2, it can heat the middle and both sides of the fixture plate 2 at the same time, thereby reducing the heating time of the fixture plate 2 and improving the curing efficiency.

[0024] In Example 1, U-shaped fixing grooves 5 are provided on both sides of the heating plate 3. The U-shaped fixing grooves 5 are fixedly connected to the furnace body 1. Fixing cotton 4 is embedded in the U-shaped fixing grooves 5. Double-sided adhesive strips 41 are adhered to the side of the fixing cotton 4 facing away from the U-shaped fixing grooves 5. The fixing cotton 4 is used to secure the end of the optical fiber device away from the clamping plate 2. Shorter optical fibers can be embedded in the fixing cotton 4 at the end away from the clamping plate 2. Longer optical fibers can be placed on the fixing cotton 4, maintaining the optical fiber device parallel to the clamping plate 2 and thus ensuring a secure fixation effect. Double-sided adhesive strips 41 are used to secure longer optical fibers, ensuring that the longer optical fiber device is stably placed on the fixing cotton 4, ensuring a stable connection between the end of the optical fiber device to be cured and the clamping plate 2.

[0025] Example 2

[0026] like Figures 3 and 4 As shown, the difference between the embodiment and the embodiment is that a first heat shield 6 and a second heat shield 7 are provided on the upper side of the furnace body 1. The cross-sections of the first heat shield 6 and the second heat shield 7 are both U-shaped. The first heat shield 6 and the second heat shield 7 are both mounted on the fixture plate 2. A gap is provided between the first heat shield 6, the second heat shield 7 and the fixture plate 2. The first heat shield 6 and the second heat shield 7 each cover one-half of the surface of the fixture plate 2 facing away from the furnace body 1. The first heat shield 6 and the second heat shield 7 are used to prevent the operator from accidentally touching the fixture plate 2 during the curing process, which could cause burns to the operator, ensuring the operator's physical safety. At the same time, the first and second heat shields provide a certain degree of insulation, thereby accelerating the curing speed and improving the fixing efficiency. The first heat shield 6 and the second heat shield 7 each cover one-half of the fixture plate 2. This ensures that when the operator places the optical fiber instrument on one side of the fixture plate 2, the other side of the fixture plate 2 is protected by the heat shield, ensuring that the operator does not touch the fixture plate 2 on the other side. A handle should be provided on the side of the first heat insulation cover 6 and the second heat insulation cover 7 facing away from the fixture plate 2 to facilitate operators to move the first heat insulation cover 6 and the second heat insulation cover 7.

[0027] In Example 2, the second heat shield 7 is mounted on the first heat shield 6. Two sets of guide rail structures are fixedly connected to the upper side of the furnace body 1. The two sets of guide rail structures are respectively close to the side of the heating plate 3 facing the control panel 9 and the side of the heating plate 3 facing away from the control panel 9. Guide wheel structures are rotatably connected to both sides of the first heat shield 6 and the second heat shield 7, and the guide wheel structures abut against the guide rail structures. The guide rail structure is used to provide a sliding track for the first heat shield 6 and the second heat shield 7, so that the first heat shield 6 and the second heat shield 7 can slide smoothly on the furnace body 1. The guide wheel structure is used to enable the first heat shield 6 and the second heat shield 7 to slide on the guide rail structure, making the sliding of the first heat shield 6 and the second heat shield 7 smoother. The second heat shield 7 is positioned over the first heat shield 6 so that the first and second heat shields 6, 7 do not interfere with each other during movement. The first heat shield 6 can enter the interior of the second heat shield 7 during movement, and the second heat shield 7 can cover the first heat shield 6 within itself during movement, thereby ensuring smooth movement of the first and second heat shields 6, 7. The handles of the first and second heat shields 6, 7 should be positioned closer to the side away from each other to prevent the handles from interfering with the movement of the first and second heat shields 6, 7.

[0028] In Example 2, the guide rail structure includes two pairs of tracks, each of which is abutted by baffles 82. Each pair of tracks includes two slide rails 8. The guide wheel structure includes two sets of rollers, each of which is spaced apart. Each set of rollers includes two pulleys 81. The first heat shield 6 or the second heat shield 7 is positioned between the two pulleys 81 in the same set, and the two pulleys 81 in the same set abut against the two slide rails 8 in the same pair. The slide rails 8 serve as the sliding tracks for the pulleys 81, determining their sliding direction and ensuring their movement along the predetermined tracks. The pulleys 81 are used to facilitate the movement of the first and second heat shields 6 and 7. The movement of the pulleys 81 on the slide rails 8 enables the movement of the first and second heat shields 6 and 7. The use of two pulleys 81 as a group can ensure the stable movement of the first heat insulation cover 6 and the second heat insulation cover 7, provide multi-directional support for the first heat insulation cover 6 and the second heat insulation cover 7, and thus ensure the rapid movement of the first heat insulation cover 6 and the second heat insulation cover 7.

[0029] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A horizontal optical fiber curing furnace, comprising a furnace body (1) and a fixture plate (2), wherein a control panel (9) is provided on the side of the furnace body (1), characterized in that: A heating plate (3) is fixedly connected to the middle of the upper side of the furnace body (1); a mounting groove (33) is provided in the middle of the heating plate (3); a heating strip (31) is fixedly connected to the middle of the mounting groove (33); the heating strip (31) extends in a direction away from the furnace body (1); a heat-conducting groove body (21) is fixedly connected to the side of the fixture plate (2) facing the heating plate (3); the heat-conducting groove body (21) extends toward the heating plate (3); the heat-conducting groove body (21) is embedded in the heating plate (3); the heating strip (31) is embedded in the middle of the heat-conducting groove body (21); and the fixture plate (2) and the heating plate (3) are detachably connected.

2. The horizontal optical fiber curing furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that: Heating protrusions (32) are provided on both sides of the mounting groove (33), the heating protrusions (32) are fixedly connected to the heating plate (3), and the side of the heating protrusion (32) facing the clamping plate (2) abuts against the clamping plate (2).

3. The horizontal optical fiber curing furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both sides of the heating plate (3) are provided with U-shaped fixing grooves (5), the U-shaped fixing grooves (5) are fixedly connected to the furnace body (1), fixing cotton (4) is embedded in the U-shaped fixing grooves (5), and a double-sided adhesive strip (41) is adhered to the side of the fixing cotton (4) facing away from the U-shaped fixing grooves (5).

4. The horizontal optical fiber curing furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first heat insulation cover (6) and a second heat insulation cover (7) are provided on the upper side of the furnace body (1); the cross-sections of the first heat insulation cover (6) and the second heat insulation cover (7) are both U-shaped structures; the first heat insulation cover (6) and the second heat insulation cover (7) are both sleeved on the fixture plate (2); gaps are provided between the first heat insulation cover (6), the second heat insulation cover (7) and the fixture plate (2); the first heat insulation cover (6) and the second heat insulation cover (7) respectively cover half of the surface of the fixture plate (2) facing away from the furnace body (1).

5. The horizontal optical fiber curing furnace according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second heat insulation cover (7) is sleeved on the first heat insulation cover (6); two sets of guide rail structures are fixedly connected to the upper side of the furnace body (1); the two sets of guide rail structures are respectively close to the side of the heating plate (3) facing the control panel (9) and the side of the heating plate (3) facing away from the control panel (9); both sides of the first heat insulation cover (6) and the second heat insulation cover (7) are rotatably connected to guide wheel structures, and the guide wheel structures are in contact with the guide rail structures.

6. The horizontal optical fiber curing furnace according to claim 5, characterized in that: The guide rail structure includes two pairs of rails, baffles (82) are abutted on both sides of the two pairs of rails, each pair of rails includes two slide rails (8), the guide wheel structure includes two groups of rollers, a gap is provided between the two groups of rollers, each group of rollers includes two pulleys (81), the first heat insulation cover (6) or the second heat insulation cover (7) is located between the two pulleys (81) of the same group, and the two pulleys (81) of the same group are respectively abutted against the two slide rails (8) of the same pair.

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