Jig for baking and cleaning

By designing a quartz array of slots and a fixture with a through-slot structure, the problem of material breakage and loss during the cleaning and high-temperature sintering of FA fiber optic patch cords is solved, achieving efficient cleaning and drying, improving work efficiency and reducing material loss.

CN223394014UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-30OPCONN COMM TECH
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422543260.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-21
Publication Date
2025-09-30
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-21

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, FA fiber optic patch cords have a high probability of material breakage and loss during the cleaning and high-temperature sintering process. In particular, since the cleaning jig material is not resistant to high temperatures, it causes deformation and difficulty in separating the glass sheets, and the cleaning efficiency is low.

Method used

A fixture for baking and cleaning was designed. It is made of quartz and includes an array of sheet placement slots and through-slots. Combined with a through-hole structure, it achieves uniform distribution of cleaning liquid and direct action of hot air, promoting rapid drying and reducing material turnover times.

Benefits of technology

It improves cleaning efficiency, reduces the probability of material damage and loss, achieves efficient cleaning and drying effects, and reduces cleaning agent and energy consumption. It is suitable for simultaneous processing of multiple pieces of glass.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a jig for baking and cleaning, which comprises a base, a plurality of sheet placing grooves which are used for placing glass sheets to be baked and cleaned and are arranged in an array form and a plurality of through grooves which are connected with two adjacent sheet placing grooves are formed on the surface of the top of the base, and a through hole penetrating through the base is formed in the groove bottom of each wafer placing groove. According to the jig for baking and cleaning, through the sheet placing grooves and the penetrating grooves which are arranged in an array mode, on one hand, cleaning liquid can make full contact with each piece of glass, efficient surface cleaning is achieved, on the other hand, hot air directly acts on the bottoms of the glass sheets through the through holes, and a good convection environment is formed by combining the top openings; rapid evaporation of water is promoted, and the rapid and uniform drying effect is ensured.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of FA optical fiber jumper production, in particular to a jig for baking and cleaning. Background Art

[0002] FA fiber optic patch cables and arrayed fiber optic planar waveguides are precision transmission components used in the optical communications industry. They are typically made of quartz or borosilicate glass, with array spacing accuracy reaching 0.0005mm. The thinnest raw material thickness is only 0.15mm. The material is fragile, small, and thin, and requires extremely high cleanliness. Therefore, high-temperature sintering (to repair microcracks in the glass and carbonize organic matter) and cleaning (to remove surface contaminants) before assembly are particularly important. Because the high-temperature sintering reaches up to 500°C, and different carriers are used for both sintering and cleaning, the material undergoes two passes, increasing the risk of breakage and loss.

[0003] At present, the cleaning process industry generally adopts the following two processes; one is to use ultra-dense metal mesh in combination with beaker for cleaning. This cleaning method does not separate the glass pieces individually. Dozens or hundreds of glass pieces are easily overlapped after being washed and dried in a container. Glass pieces with a minimum size of 0.15mm are difficult to separate after overlapping, resulting in a high rate of product damage and scrapping; the other cleaning process that is more common in the industry is that the cleaning jig is made of round plastic material and is milled with grooves by CNC processing. Each glass piece is placed in a groove, but this cleaning process has the following disadvantages: (1) The existing jig glass pieces are placed vertically. This placement method is difficult to place with plastic tweezers or a suction pen, and the placement efficiency is low and the placement is difficult; (2) Since the material needs to be baked at high temperature after cleaning, although the plastic jig is heat-resistant to 200℃, it will be slightly deformed after a long baking time. In this way, the glass pieces will leak out through the deformation gap during the cleaning process. Moreover, since the glass pieces are too small, too thin and made of transparent material, it is difficult to find them in the container after leaking out of the jig, which eventually leads to the loss of raw materials. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a jig for baking and cleaning to solve the technical problems in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0005] The utility model provides a jig for baking and cleaning, comprising a base, wherein the top surface of the base is formed with a plurality of sheet placement grooves arranged in an array for placing glass sheets to be baked and cleaned, and a plurality of through grooves connecting two adjacent sheet placement grooves, and the bottom of each sheet placement groove is provided with a through hole that penetrates the base.

[0006] Furthermore, the size of the sheet placing slot is larger than the size of the glass sheet to be baked and cleaned.

[0007] Furthermore, the height of the top of the base at the edge of the sheet placement slot is greater than the height of the glass sheet to be baked and cleaned.

[0008] Furthermore, the base includes a mounting end and a fixed end arranged on the top of the mounting end, and the sheet placement groove is formed at the fixed end.

[0009] Furthermore, a plurality of bases are provided, and the plurality of bases are arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, and the bottom surfaces of the mounting ends of the adjacently arranged and lower bases are formed with mounting grooves adapted to the fixed ends.

[0010] Furthermore, it also includes a cover plate covering the fixed end of the base, the cover plate is provided with a plurality of slots, and the slots are correspondingly arranged with the sheet placement slots.

[0011] Furthermore, the base and the cover are both made of quartz.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] The baking and cleaning jig of the present invention, through the array-shaped sheet placement slots and through-grooves, can, on the one hand, enable the cleaning liquid to fully contact each piece of glass, thereby achieving efficient surface cleaning; on the other hand, the through-holes allow hot air to directly act on the bottom of the glass sheet, and combined with the top opening, a good convection environment is formed, which promotes the rapid evaporation of moisture and ensures a fast and uniform drying effect.

[0014] The baking and cleaning jig of the present invention can process multiple pieces of glass at one time, which greatly improves work efficiency compared to the traditional single-piece processing method, and also reduces the consumption of cleaning agents and energy.

[0015] The jig for baking and cleaning of the utility model is made of quartz material, so that sintering and cleaning can be combined, thereby reducing the number of product turnovers. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the base of the jig for baking and cleaning in one embodiment of the utility model. Figure 1 ;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the base of the jig for baking and cleaning in one embodiment of the utility model. Figure 2 ;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cover plate in the jig for baking and cleaning according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0019] Figure 4This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cover plate in the jig for baking and cleaning according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic structural diagram of a jig for baking and cleaning according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0022] 10. Base; 11. Slot; 12. Through slot; 13. Through hole; 14. Mounting end; 141. Mounting slot; 15. Fixed end;

[0023] 20. Cover plate; 21. Slot hole; 22. Docking groove.

[0024] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and beneficial effects of the present invention more clearly understood, the technical solution of the present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0026] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in the drawings of the present specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification so as to facilitate understanding and reading by those familiar with the technology, and are not intended to limit the applicable conditions of the present invention. Therefore, they have no substantial technical significance. Any modification of the structure, change in the proportional relationship, or adjustment of the size should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in the present invention without affecting the efficacy and purpose of the present invention. At the same time, terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle", and "one" cited in the present specification are only for the convenience of description and are not intended to limit the applicable scope of the present invention. Changes or adjustments in their relative relationships should also be considered as the applicable scope of the present invention without substantially changing the technical content.

[0027] like Figure 1As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a jig for baking and cleaning, including a base 10, the top surface of the base 10 is formed with a plurality of sheet placement slots 11 arranged in an array for placing glass sheets to be baked and cleaned, and a plurality of through slots 12 connecting two adjacent sheet placement slots 11, and the bottom of each sheet placement slot 11 is provided with a through hole 13 passing through the base 10. Through the array-form sheet placement slots 11 and the through slots 12, on the one hand, the cleaning liquid can fully contact each piece of glass to achieve efficient surface cleaning, and on the other hand, the hot air is directly applied to the bottom of the glass sheet through the through hole 13, and combined with the top opening, a good convection environment is formed, which promotes rapid evaporation of moisture and ensures a fast and uniform drying effect.

[0028] In an embodiment of the utility model, when in use, the glass pieces to be baked and cleaned are placed one by one in the sheet placing grooves 11 on the base 10 to ensure that each piece of glass can be placed firmly and there is enough space between each other to facilitate the flow of cleaning liquid or gas. Specifically, for wet cleaning, an ultrasonic cleaning machine can be turned on to circulate the cleaning liquid between the sheet placing grooves 11, and the structure connected by the through grooves 12 promotes uniform distribution and flow of the liquid, so as to achieve effective cleaning of the surface of the glass pieces. After cleaning is completed, the liquid in the cleaning groove can be quickly emptied through the through hole 13; for the drying process, hot air or other drying medium can be introduced from the bottom through the through hole 13, and the principle of rising hot air is used to accelerate evaporation, while maintaining good ventilation between the glass pieces through the through grooves 12.

[0029] Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the shapes of the plurality of sheet placement slots 11 may be the same or different, and the present disclosure does not intend to limit this. For example, the sheet placement slot 11 may be rectangular or have other shapes.

[0030] Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the size of the sheet placing slots 11 is larger than the size of the glass sheets to be baked and cleaned. Since the size of the sheet placing slots 11 is larger than the glass sheets, the glass sheets to be cleaned can be easily placed in each sheet placing slot 11, and the larger space helps the operator to take and place the glass sheets more conveniently, and can prevent the glass sheets from being damaged due to misoperation to a certain extent. At the same time, the larger space of the sheet placing slots 11 allows more cleaning liquid or hot air to contact all surfaces of the glass sheets, thereby improving the cleaning and drying effects.

[0031] Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the height of the top of the base 10 located at the edge of the sheet placement slot 11 is greater than the height of the glass sheet to be baked and cleaned, which is conducive to forming a more effective flow path for the cleaning liquid or hot air, especially when adjacent sheet placement slots 11 are connected through the through slot 12, more uniform cleaning or drying can be achieved.

[0032] Specifically, such as Figure 2 As shown, in an embodiment of the present invention, the base 10 includes a mounting end 14 and a fixed end 15 arranged on the top of the mounting end 14, and the sheet placement groove 11 is formed at the fixed end 15; there are a plurality of bases 10, and the plurality of bases 10 are arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, and the bottom surface of the mounting end 14 of the base 10 arranged adjacent to each other and placed at the bottom is formed with a mounting groove 141 adapted to the fixed end 15. The multi-layer structure can process more glass sheets in a limited space, thereby improving the utilization rate per unit area, and the number of layers can be increased or decreased as needed to accommodate different numbers of glass sheets.

[0033] Based on the above scheme, if Figure 3-5 As shown, in an embodiment of the present invention, a cover plate 20 is further included that covers the fixed end 15 of the base 10. The cover plate 20 is provided with a plurality of slots 21, and the slots 21 are arranged corresponding to the sheet placement slots 11. Specifically, a docking slot 22 is formed on the top of the cover plate 20. When the docking slot 22 of the cover plate 20 is covered on the fixed end 15 of the base 10, the slots 21 can ensure that the cleaning liquid or hot air circulates between the sheet placement slots 11, thereby achieving effective cleaning or efficient drying.

[0034] Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the base 10 and the cover plate 20 are both made of quartz material, so that they can be used for sintering and cleaning, thereby reducing the number of product turnovers.

[0035] The working process of the fixture provided in this implementation is as follows:

[0036] High temperature sintering: Use plastic tweezers to place the glass pieces to be sintered into the sheet placing slots 11, with one piece placed in each sheet placing slot 11. After one base 10 is full, overlap another base 10 and continue placing. After placing, cover it with a cover plate 20, and then place it in a Mabo furnace for baking and sintering at 500 degrees. The purpose of sintering is to repair the micro cracks inside the glass piece and the carbonization of organic matter on the surface, thereby improving product reliability and bonding ability.

[0037] Ultrasonic cleaning: The sintered glass piece together with the base 10 and the cover plate 20 are placed in an ultrasonic ultrasonic cleaning process. The first step is to use the cleaning liquid to clean for 10 minutes. After the cleaning is completed, the cleaning liquid is poured out and then used to clean 5 times with pure water, each time for 3 minutes, to rinse the cleaning liquid clean. Then, the cleaned glass piece together with the base 10 and the cover plate 20 are placed in an oven to dry. After drying, they are placed in a well-proportioned coupling agent and soaked for 15 minutes to enhance the adhesion of the materials. Finally, they are placed in an oven to dry to complete the ultrasonic cleaning process. During the whole process, the glass piece together with the base 10 and the cover plate 20 are moved as a whole, thereby reducing scrap and loss caused by collisions between materials during the turnover process.

[0038] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model and are not limiting. Although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field should understand that the technical solution of the utility model can be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the purpose and scope of the technical solution of the utility model, which should be included in the scope of the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. A fixture for baking and cleaning, characterized in that: The invention comprises a base (10), wherein the top surface of the base (10) is formed with a plurality of sheet placement grooves (11) arranged in an array for placing glass sheets to be baked and cleaned, and a plurality of through grooves (12) connecting two adjacent sheet placement grooves (11), and a through hole (13) penetrating the base (10) is provided at the bottom of each sheet placement groove (11).

2. A jig for baking and cleaning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The size of the sheet placement slot (11) is larger than the size of the glass sheet to be baked and cleaned.

3. A jig for baking and cleaning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the base (10) is located at the edge of the sheet placement groove (11) and has a height greater than the height of the glass sheet to be baked and cleaned.

4. A baking and cleaning jig according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The base (10) comprises a mounting end (14) and a fixed end (15) arranged on the top of the mounting end (14), and the sheet placement groove (11) is formed at the fixed end (15).

5. A jig for baking and cleaning according to claim 4, characterized in that: A plurality of bases (10) are provided, and the plurality of bases (10) are arranged adjacent to each other in a vertical direction, and the bottom surfaces of the mounting ends (14) of the adjacently arranged and lowered bases (10) are formed with mounting grooves (141) adapted to the fixed ends (15).

6. A jig for baking and cleaning according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a cover plate (20) covering the fixed end (15) of the base (10), wherein the cover plate (20) is provided with a plurality of slots (21), and the slots (21) are arranged corresponding to the sheet placement slots (11).

7. A baking and cleaning jig according to claim 6, characterized in that: The base (10) and the cover plate (20) are both made of quartz material.