Fiber cutting and arranging all-in-one machine

Abstract

The utility model provides a fiber cutting and swinging all-in-one machine which comprises a fiber releasing mechanism, a fiber feeding mechanism, a fiber guiding mechanism and a fiber swinging mechanism which are sequentially arranged along an optical fiber operation path, the fiber guiding mechanism can move back and forth between the fiber feeding mechanism and the fiber swinging mechanism, the fiber feeding mechanism is connected with an optical fiber length measuring piece, and the optical fiber length measuring piece is connected with the fiber guiding mechanism. And a fiber cutting mechanism for cutting off the optical fiber is arranged above an area between the fiber feeding mechanism and the fiber swinging mechanism. According to the fiber cutting and swinging all-in-one machine, the fiber feeding mechanism, the fiber guiding mechanism and the fiber swinging mechanism cooperate, optical fibers are placed in the fiber swinging mechanism according to the set length, then the optical fibers are cut off through the fiber cutting mechanism, the whole fiber cutting and swinging process is automatically carried out, the cut-off optical fibers are neat and consistent in length, meanwhile, multiple optical fibers can be cut and swung at the same time according to actual requirements, and the production efficiency is improved. And moreover, the fiber swinging distance can be designed according to the requirements of subsequent procedures, so that the subsequent procedures are convenient to operate, and the production efficiency of the subsequent procedures is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of optical fiber processing, and particularly relates to a fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine. Background Art

[0002] In the optical communications industry, certain devices, such as MT and FA, require multiple short-distance optical fibers evenly arranged at one end for transmission. Currently, these fibers are cut by equipment and then manually placed on a fixture. During placement, the fibers are easily touched and fall out of the slots due to the close distance between them. Furthermore, the fibers are placed at different lengths, requiring manual secondary cutting. Overall, manual operation is inefficient and product consistency is poor. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine, which can at least solve some of the defects existing in the prior art.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A fiber cutting and swinging machine includes a fiber releasing mechanism, a fiber feeding mechanism, a fiber guiding mechanism and a fiber swinging mechanism arranged in sequence along the optical fiber running path. The fiber guiding mechanism can move back and forth between the fiber feeding mechanism and the fiber swinging mechanism. The fiber feeding mechanism is connected to a fiber length measuring device. A fiber cutting mechanism for cutting the optical fiber is provided above the area between the fiber feeding mechanism and the fiber swinging mechanism.

[0006] Furthermore, the fiber-releasing mechanism includes a plurality of fiber-releasing buckets, each of which contains a fiber-releasing disc wound with an optical fiber.

[0007] Furthermore, the fiber feeding mechanism includes a fiber feeding active wheel and a fiber feeding driven wheel for clamping the optical fiber, and a driving member for driving the fiber feeding active wheel to rotate; the optical fiber length measuring member is connected to the fiber feeding driven wheel.

[0008] Furthermore, the fiber feeding mechanism further includes a fiber releasing transition wheel, and the fiber releasing transition wheel is located between the fiber feeding active wheel and the fiber releasing mechanism.

[0009] Furthermore, the fiber guiding mechanism includes a slide cylinder and a positioning fixture arranged on the slide cylinder, and the top of the positioning fixture has a plurality of fiber guide grooves arranged side by side and at intervals.

[0010] Furthermore, the fiber swinging mechanism includes a fiber swinging fixture and an XY driving component that drives the fiber swinging fixture to move. The fiber swinging fixture is provided with several groups of fiber swinging groove groups arranged side by side and spaced apart. Each group of the fiber swinging groove groups has multiple optical fiber V-grooves arranged side by side and spaced apart.

[0011] Furthermore, a pressing plate for pressing the optical fiber on the fiber swinging jig and an electric slide for driving the pressing plate to rise and fall are provided above the fiber swinging jig.

[0012] Furthermore, the fiber cutting mechanism is a laser.

[0013] Furthermore, the optical fiber length measuring component is an encoder.

[0014] Furthermore, a dust extraction device for extracting dust generated during the optical fiber cutting process is provided between the fiber feeding mechanism and the fiber swinging mechanism.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] (1) The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine provided by the present invention is provided with a fiber swinging mechanism and a fiber cutting mechanism. After the optical fiber is automatically fed into the fiber swinging mechanism to reach the designed length, the optical fiber is cut by the fiber cutting mechanism. The entire fiber cutting and swinging process is automated, which greatly improves the production efficiency, and the length of the cut optical fiber is neat and consistent.

[0017] (2) The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine provided by the present invention can cut and swing multiple optical fibers at the same time according to actual needs, with high production efficiency. Moreover, the fiber swinging spacing can be designed according to the needs of subsequent processes, which facilitates the operation of subsequent processes and improves the production efficiency of subsequent processes.

[0018] (3) The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine provided by the present invention uses a laser to cut the optical fiber, and its end is smooth and burr-free. At the same time, an encoder is used to measure the length with high precision.

[0019] The present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of the utility model fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the fiber swinging fixture in an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0022] Explanation of the accompanying symbols: 1. Fiber release bucket; 2. Fiber reel; 3. Optical fiber; 4. Slide cylinder; 5. Fiber release transition wheel; 6. Fiber delivery active wheel; 7. Fiber length measuring device; 8. Fiber delivery driven wheel; 9. Laser; 10. Dust extraction device; 11. Electric slide; 12. Pressing plate; 13. Fiber swinging jig; 14. Positioning jig; 15. XY driving component; 16. Fiber threading guide groove; 17. Fiber V-groove; 18. Rectangular groove segment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] 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.

[0024] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0025] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect" and "connect" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, a conflicting connection or an integral connection. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0026] The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly specify the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, features specified as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features; in the description of this utility model, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" or "several" means two or more.

[0027] like Figure 1As shown, this embodiment provides a fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine, comprising a fiber-laying mechanism, a fiber-feeding mechanism, a fiber-guiding mechanism, and a fiber-swinging mechanism, which are sequentially arranged along the path of an optical fiber 3. The fiber-guiding mechanism is movable between the fiber-feeding mechanism and the fiber-swinging mechanism. The fiber-feeding mechanism is connected to an optical fiber length measuring device. A fiber-cutting mechanism for cutting the optical fibers is located above the area between the fiber-feeding mechanism and the fiber-swinging mechanism. During operation, multiple optical fibers 3 in the fiber-laying mechanism are first threaded along the fiber threading path. After threading is completed, the fiber-feeding mechanism begins to operate, and the optical fiber length measuring device begins to measure the length. After delivering the optical fibers 3 to a set length, the fiber-guiding mechanism moves to the edge of the fiber-swinging mechanism, at which point the spacing between the multiple optical fibers 3 is determined by the fiber-guiding mechanism. The fiber-feeding mechanism then begins to operate again, and multiple optical fibers 3 are fed into the fiber-swinging mechanism and arranged according to the designed spacing. When the length of the optical fibers 3 reaches the set value, the fiber-feeding mechanism stops operating, the fiber-guiding mechanism moves back to the fiber-feeding mechanism, and the cutting mechanism cuts the optical fibers 3 between the fiber-swinging mechanism and the fiber-guiding mechanism. This process is repeated to complete the fiber-swinging and cutting of the optical fibers 3. The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine provided in this embodiment sets a fiber swinging mechanism and a fiber cutting mechanism. After the optical fiber is automatically fed into the fiber swinging mechanism to the designed length, the optical fiber is cut by the fiber cutting mechanism. The entire fiber cutting and swinging process is automated, which greatly improves production efficiency, and the length of the cut optical fiber is neat and consistent.

[0028] In a detailed implementation method, the fiber-releasing mechanism includes several fiber-releasing buckets 1 and fiber reels 2. The fiber reels 2 wound with optical fibers 3 are placed in the fiber-releasing buckets 1, and the optical fibers 3 are automatically released through the fiber reels 2. The number of fiber-releasing buckets 1 can be designed according to actual needs. In this embodiment, 4 optical fibers 3 are designed as a group to cut and swing the fibers simultaneously, which greatly improves the efficiency of cutting and swinging the fibers.

[0029] Specifically, the fiber feeding mechanism includes a fiber feeding active wheel 6, a fiber feeding driven wheel 8, and a driving member (not shown in the figure) that drives the fiber feeding active wheel 6 to rotate. The wheel surfaces of the fiber feeding active wheel 6 and the fiber feeding driven wheel 8 are in contact with each other. The multiple optical fibers 3 released by the fiber releasing mechanism pass side by side between the fiber feeding active wheel 6 and the fiber feeding driven wheel 8. At the same time, the optical fiber length measuring member 7 is connected to the fiber feeding driven wheel 8. During operation, the fiber feeding active wheel 6 rotates to drive the fiber feeding driven wheel 8 to rotate, so that the optical fiber 3 is fed out. At the same time, the optical fiber length measuring member 7 can calculate the length of the fed optical fiber 3 according to the rotation angle of the fiber feeding driven wheel 8. Preferably, the optical fiber length measuring member 7 uses an encoder to more accurately calculate the length of the fed optical fiber.

[0030] Furthermore, the fiber feeding mechanism also includes a fiber releasing transition wheel 5, which is located between the fiber feeding active wheel 6 and the fiber releasing mechanism. The fiber releasing transition wheel 5 guides the movement of the optical fiber 3 released by the fiber releasing mechanism, and at the same time arranges and gathers the optical fiber 3 entering between the fiber feeding active wheel 6 and the fiber feeding driven wheel 8, so as to facilitate the fiber feeding active wheel 6 to smoothly deliver the optical fiber 3.

[0031] As a specific embodiment, the fiber guiding mechanism includes a positioning jig 14, and a slide cylinder 4 that pushes the positioning jig 14 to move back and forth between the fiber feeding mechanism and the fiber swinging mechanism; the top of the positioning jig 14 has a plurality of fiber threading guide grooves 16 arranged side by side and spaced apart, wherein the number of fiber threading guide grooves 16 can be determined according to the number of optical fibers 3 released by each group of the fiber release mechanism designed according to actual needs. For example, in this embodiment, a group of 4 fibers are designed to cut and swing the fibers at the same time, so 4 fiber threading guide grooves 16 can also be designed; the fiber threading guide grooves 16 can adopt but are not limited to V-grooves, and the spacing of the fiber threading guide grooves 16 can be determined according to the actual fiber spacing required for fiber swinging. During operation, the positioning jig 14 is first positioned close to the fiber feeding active wheel 6, and the multiple optical fibers 3 sent out by the fiber feeding active wheel 6 and the fiber feeding driven wheel 8 pass through the fiber guide groove 16 on the positioning jig 14 one by one. When the optical fibers 3 are sent out to a set length, the fiber feeding active wheel 6 stops rotating, and the slide cylinder 4 pushes the positioning jig 14 to the edge of the fiber swinging mechanism. After that, the multiple optical fibers 3 are sent to the fiber swinging mechanism at a fixed interval to realize fiber swinging.

[0032] As a specific implementation method, Figure 2 As shown, the fiber swinging mechanism includes a fiber swinging jig 13 and an XY drive component 15 for driving the fiber swinging jig 13 to move, and the fiber swinging jig 13 is provided with a plurality of fiber swinging groove groups arranged side by side and spaced apart, and each group of the fiber swinging groove groups has a plurality of optical fiber V-grooves 17 arranged side by side and spaced apart; specifically, the number of optical fiber V-grooves 17 in each group of fiber swinging groove groups is determined according to actual needs, which is consistent with the number of fiber threading guide grooves 16 on the positioning jig 14 and the number of optical fibers 3 released at a single time in the fiber releasing mechanism; at the same time, the fiber swinging spacing can also be designed according to actual needs, for example, the fiber swinging spacing can be designed to be consistent with the FA spacing, so as to facilitate subsequent FA fiber arrangement assembly. When the positioning jig 14 of the fiber guiding mechanism is pushed to the edge of the fiber swinging jig 13, the fiber threading guide groove 16 on the positioning jig 14 corresponds one-to-one with the optical fiber V-groove 17 of one group of fiber swinging groove groups on the fiber swinging jig 13, the fiber feeding active wheel 6 rotates, and the optical fiber 3 in the fiber threading guide groove 16 is fed into the corresponding optical fiber V-groove 17. When the length of the optical fiber V-groove 17 fed into the set length reaches the set length, the fiber feeding active wheel 6 stops rotating, and the fiber cutting mechanism cuts the optical fiber. Then the XY driving component 15 drives the fiber swinging jig 13 to move, so that the optical fiber V-groove 17 of the next group of fiber swinging groove groups corresponds to the fiber threading guide groove 16 of the positioning jig 14, and feeds the optical fiber 3 into the optical fiber V-groove 17. The operation is repeated until the optical fibers are arranged in all the optical fiber V-grooves 17 on the fiber swinging jig 13 and then stops, thereby realizing the fiber swinging of the optical fiber 3 on the fiber swinging jig 13.

[0033] Preferably, each group of the fiber swing groove groups also includes a rectangular groove section 18, which is connected to the end of the optical fiber V-groove 17 away from the positioning fixture 14, and the rectangular groove section 18 is connected to the multiple optical fiber V-grooves 17 in the fiber swing groove group; this structural design of the fiber swing groove group that combines the optical fiber V-grooves 17 and the rectangular groove sections 18 can not only ensure that the multiple optical fibers 3 are swung according to the set spacing through the optical fiber V-grooves 17, but also when the optical fibers 3 are fed into the fiber swing fixture 13, since the resistance of the rectangular groove sections 18 is less than the resistance of the optical fiber V-grooves 17, compared with the structural form in which the fiber swing groove group adopts all optical fiber V-grooves, the structural form of the optical fiber V-grooves 17 and the rectangular groove sections 18 in this embodiment greatly reduces the resistance of the optical fibers 3 into the fiber swing fixture 13, and can effectively reduce the processing difficulty of the fiber swing fixture 13.

[0034] Furthermore, a number of vacuum adsorption holes are provided in the optical fiber V-groove 17. After the optical fiber 3 is fed into the designed length of the fiber swing fixture 13, the optical fiber 3 in the optical fiber V-groove 17 is adsorbed and fixed through the vacuum adsorption holes and then cut, so as to avoid the movement of the optical fiber 3 during the optical fiber cutting process, thereby improving the consistency of the cut length.

[0035] Optionally, a pressure plate 12 and an electric slide 11 for driving the pressure plate 12 to rise and fall can be set above the fiber swing jig 13. After the optical fiber 3 is fed into the fiber swing jig 13 to a designed length, the pressure plate 12 can be driven down by the electric slide 11 to press the optical fiber 3 on the fiber swing jig 13, further ensuring that the optical fiber 3 will not move during the subsequent cutting process.

[0036] In some embodiments, the fiber cutting mechanism is a laser 9, which cuts the optical fiber 3 by laser, and the cut end of the optical fiber 3 is smooth and burr-free, thereby improving the optical fiber processing quality. Of course, the fiber cutting mechanism can also be a pneumatic scissors. When the fiber needs to be cut, the pneumatic scissors descend, allowing the optical fiber 3 between the fiber guiding mechanism and the fiber swinging mechanism to pass between the blades of the pneumatic scissors, and then the pneumatic scissors are driven to cut the optical fiber 3.

[0037] Preferably, a dust extraction device 10 is provided between the fiber feeding mechanism and the fiber swinging mechanism for extracting dust generated during the optical fiber cutting process to ensure the quality of the cut optical fiber.

[0038] The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine provided in this embodiment sets a fiber swinging mechanism and a fiber cutting mechanism. After the optical fiber is automatically fed into the fiber swinging mechanism to a designed length, the optical fiber is cut by the fiber cutting mechanism. The entire fiber cutting and swinging process is automated, and the length of the cut optical fiber is neat and consistent. At the same time, according to actual needs, multiple optical fibers can be cut and swung at the same time, which greatly improves production efficiency. In addition, the fiber swinging spacing can be designed according to the needs of subsequent processes, which is convenient for subsequent process operations and improves the production efficiency of subsequent processes.

[0039] The above examples are merely illustrative of the present invention and do not limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any design that is identical or similar to the present invention falls within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine, characterized by: It includes a fiber-releasing mechanism, a fiber-feeding mechanism, a fiber-guiding mechanism and a fiber-swinging mechanism which are sequentially arranged along the optical fiber running path. The fiber-guiding mechanism can move back and forth between the fiber-feeding mechanism and the fiber-swinging mechanism. The fiber-feeding mechanism is connected to an optical fiber length measuring device. A fiber-cutting mechanism for cutting the optical fiber is provided above the area between the fiber-feeding mechanism and the fiber-swinging mechanism.

2. The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fiber-laying mechanism comprises a plurality of fiber-laying barrels, each of which contains an optical fiber disc wound with an optical fiber.

3. The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fiber feeding mechanism includes a fiber feeding active wheel and a fiber feeding driven wheel for clamping the optical fiber, and a driving member for driving the fiber feeding active wheel to rotate; the optical fiber length measuring member is connected to the fiber feeding driven wheel.

4. The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fiber feeding mechanism further comprises a fiber releasing transition wheel, and the fiber releasing transition wheel is located between the fiber feeding active wheel and the fiber releasing mechanism.

5. The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fiber guiding mechanism includes a slide cylinder and a positioning fixture arranged on the slide cylinder. The top of the positioning fixture is provided with a plurality of fiber threading guide grooves arranged side by side and at intervals.

6. The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fiber swing mechanism includes a fiber swing fixture and an XY driving component for driving the fiber swing fixture to move. The fiber swing fixture is provided with a plurality of fiber swing groove groups arranged side by side and at intervals. Each group of the fiber swing groove groups has a plurality of optical fiber V-grooves arranged side by side and at intervals.

7. The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: A pressing plate for pressing the optical fiber on the fiber swinging jig and an electric slide for driving the pressing plate to rise and fall are provided above the fiber swinging jig.

8. The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fiber cutting mechanism is a laser.

9. The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The optical fiber length measuring component is an encoder.

10. The fiber cutting and swinging integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A dust extraction device for extracting dust generated during the optical fiber cutting process is provided between the fiber feeding mechanism and the fiber swinging mechanism.

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