Cleaning device
By designing an automated fiber optic cleaning device, which utilizes components such as a frame, sliding cylinder, and traction wheel to achieve relative movement between the cleaning belt and the fiber optic cable and alcohol dripping, the problem of low cleaning efficiency of residual debris on the fiber optic surface in existing technologies is solved, thus improving cleaning efficiency and reducing costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423167785.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-23
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-30
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-23
AI Technical Summary
In the current technology, the cleaning of residual debris on the surface of optical fibers mainly relies on manual methods, which leads to low work efficiency, increased workload, and affects the efficiency of optical fiber manufacturing.
A cleaning device was designed that utilizes the coordinated operation of components such as a frame, a sliding cylinder, a traction wheel, a pressure wheel, a clamping part, and a laser sensor to achieve an automated cleaning process. By the relative movement of the cleaning belt and the optical fiber and the dripping of alcohol, residual debris on the surface of the optical fiber is automatically removed.
It improves fiber optic cleaning efficiency, has a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, reduces production costs, and ensures cleaning effectiveness.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of optical fiber production technology, specifically, it demonstrates a cleaning device. Background Technology
[0002] In the manufacturing process of optical fibers, it is usually necessary to strip a portion of the coating layer from the fiber surface. After stripping, any remaining debris on the exposed surface needs to be removed before a stripping device can be manufactured on the fiber surface after the coating has been removed. Currently, the common method is to manually wrap a cleaning tape around the fiber and move the fiber relative to the cleaning tape to clean the remaining debris. However, manual cleaning of optical fibers is inefficient, increases workload, and negatively impacts fiber manufacturing efficiency. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a cleaning device with high cleaning efficiency.
[0004] The technical solution is as follows:
[0005] A cleaning device, comprising:
[0006] The frame is in a vertical position, and the bottom end of the frame is mounted on a front and rear slide cylinder, which enables the frame to move back and forth.
[0007] The front side of the frame is symmetrically equipped with two vertical slide cylinders arranged vertically. The vertical slide cylinders are connected to a horizontal support plate, and the vertical movement of the support plate is achieved by the vertical slide cylinders.
[0008] The front side of the support plate is rotatably provided with a traction wheel and a drive wheel. The traction wheel is used to wind the cleaning belt, and the drive wheel is driven to rotate by a motor located on the back of the support plate.
[0009] The bearing plate has an outwardly protruding extension plate in the middle. The extension plate has outwardly pressure rollers rotatably arranged on both sides. The pressure rollers, traction rollers, and drive rollers rotate in the same direction. The extension plate also has a clamping part protruding outward between the two pressure rollers. A dripping pipe is inserted into the upper clamping part, and the dripping pipe communicates with the bottom end face of the clamping part.
[0010] The clamping part, located at the top, is movably inserted into the extension plate via a guide shaft. A limiting latch is provided at the upper end of the guide shaft, and a telescopic spring is fitted over the lower part of the guide shaft between the extension plate and the clamping part. The dripping pipe is inserted into the guide shaft from top to bottom. This allows for elastic clamping of the two clamping parts and facilitates the dripping of alcohol.
[0011] The clamping part has a slightly raised protrusion in the middle of its surface. The stripped portion of the optical fiber is very small, while the remaining portion still has a coating layer. The exposed portion needs to be cleaned. The raised protrusion on the clamping part can better clamp the exposed portion of the optical fiber, and the non-raised portion of the clamping part can also better contact and clamp the non-raised coating layer on the optical fiber.
[0012] The rear side of the frame is equipped with a laser sensor facing between the two extension plates. The laser sensor automatically detects whether an optical fiber enters between the upper and lower clamping parts and whether the motor drives the drive wheel to rotate.
[0013] The outermost ring of the pressure roller extends beyond the outermost ring of the traction roller. The main function of the pressure roller is to adjust the tension of the cleaning belt, ensuring that the cleaning belt remains relatively taut as it passes through the clamping part, thus guaranteeing the cleaning effect.
[0014] The frame has two limiting blocks positioned vertically on its front side, corresponding to the vertical slide cylinder. These limiting blocks restrict the maximum movement of the support plate, preventing the clamping parts from exceeding safe limits and thus protecting the components.
[0015] The front and rear slide cylinders are equipped with side stops on their sides and blocking blocks on the output side of the cylinders. The blocking blocks work in conjunction with the side stops. The maximum movement distance of the frame is limited by the cooperation of the side stops and the blocking blocks, thereby adjusting and controlling the movement stroke of the frame.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: The optical fiber cleaning device proposed in this utility model has a high degree of symmetry. Through the mutual cooperation between the upper and lower sets of traction wheels, pressure wheels, clamping parts, drive wheels and motors, the cleaning belt flowing out from the traction wheel is tensioned by the pressure wheel and then comes into contact with the clamping part, and finally wrapped around the drive wheel, so that the drive wheel realizes the orderly supply of cleaning belt. The stripped bare part of the optical fiber is inserted into the middle of the two cleaning belts between the upper and lower clamping parts and comes into contact with the cleaning belt. Alcohol is dripped onto the surface of the cleaning belt through the drip pipe. Then, the front and rear slide cylinders control the frame to move forward and backward, so that the cleaning belt and the optical fiber are relatively displaced forward and backward. In this way, the cleaning work of the bare part of the optical fiber can be realized. Its structure is simple, easy to manufacture and produce, and the cost is low. Attached Figure Description
[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the fiber optic cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the extension plate in an embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the frame according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the optical fiber cleaning device from the rear view according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0021] The relevant markings in the attached diagram are as follows: 1-Frame, 2-Front and rear slide cylinders, 3-Vertical slide cylinder, 4-Bearing plate, 5-Extension plate, 6-Clamping part, 7-Drip pipe, 8-Laser sensor, 11-Limit stop, 21-Side stop, 22-Blocking block, 41-Traction wheel, 42-Drive wheel, 43-Motor, 51-Pressure wheel, 61-Guide shaft, 62-Limit chuck, 63-Telescopic spring, 64-Protrusion. Detailed Implementation
[0022] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present utility model.
[0023] This utility model provides a cleaning device to solve the technical problems mentioned in the background art.
[0024] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown. The device specifically includes a frame 1, which is installed in a vertical position. The bottom end of the frame 1 is located on the output end of a front and rear slide cylinder 2, and the front and rear slide cylinder 2 realizes the front and rear cyclic displacement movement of the frame 1.
[0025] The frame 1 has a highly symmetrical structural design. Two vertical slide cylinders 3 are symmetrically arranged on the front side of the frame 1, one above the other. The vertical slide cylinders 3 are connected to a horizontal support plate 4. The vertical slide cylinders 3 realize the up and down movement of the support plate 4. During operation, the upper and lower support plates need to be able to move closer to each other or further away from each other.
[0026] Each support plate 4 has a horizontally symmetrical traction wheel 41 and a drive wheel 42 rotatably mounted on both sides of its front side. The traction wheel 41 is used to wind the cleaning belt (conventional cleaning cloth belt). One end of the cleaning belt is pulled onto the drive wheel. The drive wheel 42 is driven to rotate by a motor 43 located on the back of the support plate 4. The drive wheel 42 is used to release the cleaning belt.
[0027] Each bearing plate 4 has an outwardly protruding extension plate 5 in the middle, with the upper and lower extension plates 5 facing inwards. On both sides of the extension plate 5, there are two horizontally symmetrical outwardly oriented pressure rollers 51 that can also be rotatably arranged. The rotation directions of the pressure rollers 51, traction rollers 41, and drive rollers 42 are consistent. The outermost ring of the pressure rollers 51 extends outward beyond the outermost ring of the traction rollers 41. The main function of the pressure rollers is to adjust the tension of the cleaning belt to ensure that the cleaning belt is always in a relatively taut state when passing through the clamping part, thus ensuring the cleaning effect. The extension plate 5 also has a clamping part 6 protruding outwards between the two pressure rollers 51. The upper clamping part 6 is also inserted with a drip pipe 7, which is connected to the bottom end face of the clamping part 6. The drip pipe is used to supply alcohol.
[0028] During cleaning: The cleaning tape flowing from the traction wheel 41 is tensioned by the pressure wheel 51 and then comes into contact with the clamping part 6, and finally wraps around the drive wheel 42, which provides an orderly supply of cleaning tape. The stripped bare part of the optical fiber is inserted between the upper and lower clamping parts 6, and the vertical slide cylinder 3 controls the bearing plate 4 to move the clamping part 6 so that the cleaning tape clamps the bare part of the optical fiber from the top and bottom. Then, alcohol is dripped onto the surface of the cleaning tape below the clamping part 6 through the drip pipe 7. Then, the front and rear slide cylinders 2 control the frame 1 to move forward and backward as a whole, so that the cleaning tape and the optical fiber move relative to each other, thus cleaning the bare part of the optical fiber. After the cleaning is completed, the motor 43 drives the drive wheel 42 to rotate, so as to pull the cleaning tape to move, so that the dirty part of the cleaning tape is wound onto the drive wheel, and a new clean cleaning tape segment is pulled out from the clamping part for the next optical fiber cleaning.
[0029] The upper clamping part 6 is movably inserted into the extension plate 5 via a guide shaft 61, while the lower clamping part is fixed to provide cleaning support for the optical fiber. A limiting clamp 62 is provided at the upper end of the guide shaft 61, and a telescopic spring 63 is fitted over the lower part of the guide shaft 61 between the extension plate 5 and the clamping part 6. The dripping channel 7 is inserted into the guide shaft 61 from top to bottom. This design allows for elastic clamping of the two clamping parts, preventing excessive pressure damage to the exposed portion of the optical fiber and facilitating alcohol dripping.
[0030] The clamping part 6 has a slightly raised protrusion 64 in the middle of its surface, meaning the middle part of the clamping part protrudes further outward than the sides. Since the stripped portion of the optical fiber is small, and the remaining portion still has a coating layer, the exposed part needs to be cleaned. The raised protrusion on the clamping part can better hold the exposed portion of the optical fiber, and the non-raised portion can also better contact and hold the non-raised coating layer on the optical fiber. This ensures the optical fiber maintains a relatively stable posture during subsequent cleaning.
[0031] The rear side of the frame 1 is equipped with a laser sensor 8 facing between the two extension plates 5. The laser sensor is used to automatically identify whether an optical fiber enters between the upper and lower clamping parts and whether the motor drives the drive wheel to rotate.
[0032] The frame 1 has two limiting blocks 11 arranged vertically in the middle of its front side. The limiting blocks 11 correspond to the output end of the vertical slide cylinder 3. That is, during the vertical movement of the vertical slide cylinder, the output end of the vertical slide cylinder will come into contact with the limiting blocks. The limiting blocks can limit the maximum movement distance of the support plate, preventing the clamping part on it from exceeding the safe range, thereby protecting the device.
[0033] The front and rear slide cylinders 2 have side stops 21 on their sides and blocking blocks 22 on their output ends. The blocking blocks 22 work in conjunction with the side stops 21, meaning that during the forward and backward movement of the front and rear slide cylinders, the blocking blocks on the output ends of the cylinders will contact the side stops. The cooperation between the side stops and the blocking blocks limits the maximum movement distance of the frame, thereby adjusting and controlling the frame's travel.
[0034] The above descriptions are merely some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the inventive concept of this utility model, and all such modifications and improvements fall within the protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A cleaning device, characterized in that, Include: The frame body in vertical posture, the bottom end of the frame body is arranged on the front and rear sliding table cylinder, and the front and rear movement of the frame body is realized by the front and rear sliding table cylinder; The front side of the frame body is symmetrically provided with two vertical sliding table cylinders arranged in upper and lower directions, the vertical sliding table cylinder is connected with a horizontal bearing plate body, and the upward and downward movement of the bearing plate body is realized by the vertical sliding table cylinder; The front side of the bearing plate body is rotatably provided with a traction wheel and a driving wheel on both sides, the traction wheel is used for winding a cleaning belt, the driving wheel is driven to rotate by a motor, and the motor is arranged on the back of the bearing plate body; The middle part of the bearing plate body is provided with an outwardly protruding extension plate body, the two sides of the extension plate body are rotatably provided with outwardly protruding pressing wheels, the rotating directions of the pressing wheels, the traction wheel and the driving wheel are consistent, and the extension plate body is further provided with a clamping part between the two pressing wheels; 2. A cleaning device according to claim 1, characterised in that The clamping part above is movably inserted into the extension plate body through a guide shaft, the upper end of the guide shaft is provided with a limiting clamp, the lower part of the guide shaft is provided with an extension spring between the extension plate body and the clamping part, and the liquid drop pipeline is inserted into the guide shaft from top to bottom.
3. A cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein, The surface of the clamping part is constructed as a slightly convex protruding part.
4. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein, The rear side of the frame body is provided with a laser sensor towards the space between the two extension plate bodies.
5. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein, The outermost circle of the pressing wheel exceeds the outermost circle of the traction wheel.
6. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein, The middle part of the front side of the frame body is provided with two limiting blocks arranged in upper and lower directions, and the limiting blocks correspond to the vertical sliding table cylinders.
7. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein, The side part of the main body of the front and rear sliding table cylinder is provided with a side block, and a blocking block is arranged on the side part of the output end of the front and rear sliding table cylinder, and the blocking block cooperates with the side block.