Optical Fiber Fusion Splicer Automatic Coating Clamp Lid Opening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional optical fiber fusion splicers require manual effort and time to open the coating clamp lid after fusion splicing, leading to increased operation time and reduced operability, and the integration of a motor-driven coating clamp increases the size, cost, and power consumption of the device.
Innovation Solution
An optical fiber fusion splicer with a coating clamp installation base and a power source to automatically open the coating clamp lid after fusion splicing, using a drive mechanism to advance the clamp base and a separate power source for the windshield cover, allowing for simultaneous operation of the clamp lid and windshield cover opening.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual effort is used to open the coating clamp lid after fusion splicing, then device complexity is reduced, but operational efficiency decreases and the risk of damaging internal components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the function of opening the coating clamp lid with the existing power source that advances the coating clamp installation base. The single power source performs dual functions: advancing the installation base during fusion splicing and opening the coating clamp lid afterward, thereby automating the lid opening process without adding separate motors or power sources, maintaining operational efficiency while avoiding increased device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The power source is designed to serve multiple purposes: it advances the coating clamp installation base during the fusion splicing process and subsequently opens the coating clamp lid after splicing is complete. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for additional dedicated components for lid opening, resolving the contradiction between automation and device complexity
2Productivity
If additional motors and power sources are added to automatically open the coating clamp lid, then operational efficiency improves, but device size and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the lid opening function into the existing power source that drives the installation base advancement mechanism. By utilizing the same power source for both advancing the base and opening the lid, the system achieves automated lid opening without requiring additional motors or power sources, thereby maintaining operational efficiency while avoiding increased power consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The single power source is designed to perform multiple functions sequentially: first advancing the coating clamp installation base during fusion splicing, then opening the coating clamp lid after splicing completes. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate dedicated power sources, resolving the contradiction between automation and power consumption
3Productivity
If additional motors and power sources are added to automatically open the coating clamp lid, then operational efficiency improves, but device cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lid opening mechanism with the existing power source and transmission system. The single power source drives both the installation base advancement and the lid opening through the existing gear and link mechanisms, eliminating the need for additional motors, power sources, and control systems, thereby achieving automated operation without increasing device cost
Solution Approach 2:
The power source and transmission system are designed to serve multiple functions: advancing the installation base during fusion splicing and opening the coating clamp lid afterward. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated components, resolving the contradiction between operational efficiency and device cost
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration reduces operation time and improves operability by automating the opening of the coating clamp lid, decreases the number of power sources needed, and avoids increased power consumption, maintaining a compact device size.
Implementation Method 1
a first power source for advancing the coating clamp installation base
Implementation Method 2
opening the coating clamp lid with the power of the first power source
Data Source
AI summary
An optical fiber fusion splicer that heats and fusion-splices optical fibers to each other, the optical fiber fusion splicer includes: a coating clamp installation base; a coating clamp that is attached to the coating clamp installation base and has a coating clamp lid that is openable and closable; and a first power source for advancing the coating clamp installation base and opening the coating clamp lid. An operation of opening the coating clamp lid is performed using the first power source after the fusion splicing is completed.