Optical Connector Clamping Member for Stable Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optical fiber connectors suffer from poor firmness and stability due to loose assembly and manual insertion, which leads to pollution during installation.
Innovation Solution
A connector design featuring a clamping member with a disassembly groove, fastening slots, bayonets, and a spring-loaded tail handle, allowing for easier assembly and reduced pollution through blowing installation, with dispersed fixing points enhancing stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If two housing parts are directly fixed to each other through slot structure, then the connector can be assembled as a whole, but the assembly firmness and stability deteriorate when one housing loosens
Solution Approach 1:
The connector housing is divided into front and rear parts that are not directly connected, but both are independently fixed to the clamping member. This segmentation prevents the loosening propagation that occurs in directly connected structures, as each housing part is secured separately through its own fixing mechanism (bayonets for front, hooks for rear).
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping member serves as an intermediary component that indirectly connects and secures both housing parts. Instead of direct connection between housings, the clamping member acts as a mediator with multiple fixing points, dispersing the connection forces and improving overall assembly stability while maintaining ease of assembly.
2Productivity
If optical fibers are manually inserted through wedge clamps, then the connector can be installed, but the optical fibers are prone to pollution
Solution Approach 1:
The invention employs air blowing (pneumatic method) to install optical fibers into the connector. Compressed air is used to propel the fibers through the housing and into position, eliminating the need for manual insertion through wedge clamps. This pneumatic approach significantly reduces contamination risk while maintaining efficient installation speed.
3Reliability
If multiple accessories are used for assembling ferrule assembly, then the connection can be secured, but the assembly process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple connection functions into a single integrated clamping member. This component simultaneously provides fixing for both the front housing (via bayonets) and rear housing (via hooks), and secures the ferrule assembly (via the first mounting hole). By combining these functions, the number of separate accessories is reduced while maintaining secure connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping member is designed as a multi-functional component that performs multiple securing roles: it fixes the front housing, fixes the rear housing, and secures the ferrule assembly. This universal component replaces what would traditionally require multiple separate accessories, simplifying the assembly process while ensuring reliable connections.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design results in a stronger, more stable assembly with fewer accessories, reducing optical fiber pollution and improving assembly efficiency by allowing blowing installation of fibers.
Implementation Method 1
The tail handle tail portion is sleeved with one end of a spring, and the other end of the spring is located in the first mounting hole. Ends of the tail handle tail portion and the tail sleeve are connected by compressing the spring.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to the field of optical fiber technology, and more particularly, to a blowing type connector, which comprises a frame sleeve (1) and a ferrule assembly (2) fixed in the frame sleeve (1), wherein the frame sleeve (1) includes a front frame sleeve (101) and a rear frame sleeve (102) connected with an end of the front frame sleeve (101). The ferrule assembly (2) includes a ferrule (201), a tail handle (202) and a clamping member (203). One end of the tail handle (202) is connected with a tail sleeve (15), the ferrule (201) and the tail sleeve (15) are both provided with optical fiber through holes, and optical fibers are arranged in the optical fiber through holes through the tail sleeve (15), the tail handle (202) and the ferrule (201) by blowing. The clamping member (203) is formed by mutually fastening a clamping member A (2031) and a clamping member B (2032). The present invention will result in a use of fewer accessories, easier assembly, and stronger and more stable assembly of parts, and the optical fiber can be installed by blowing to reduce the pollution to the optical fiber in the assembly process.