Optical Fiber Quick Connector With Jaw Release Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optical fiber connections require additional tools for assembly and disassembly due to screw-based fixation, leading to inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A quick connector system with a jaw and release button mechanism that allows tool-free installation and removal of optical fibers, featuring a hollow structure for easy fiber insertion and a detachable connection between the light source housing and connector.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If screws are used to lock and fix the optical fiber at the connection position, then the connection is secure and reliable, but additional tools are required for assembly and disassembly, reducing operational convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The optical fiber connector is designed with a self-locking mechanism where the fiber itself serves as the locking element. When inserted, the fiber's diameter causes the connector's elastic structure to deform and lock automatically, eliminating the need for separate locking components or tools. The fiber performs dual functions: both as the optical transmission medium and as the locking mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The traditional screw-based locking mechanism is completely removed from the design. Instead of using separate locking components, the invention extracts the locking function and integrates it directly into the connector structure itself, allowing the connector to lock and release the optical fiber through its own elastic deformation without requiring external tools.
2Ease of manufacture
If a simple connector structure is used, then the device is easy to manufacture and assemble, but it lacks the capability to securely hold and release the optical fiber without tools
Solution Approach 1:
The connector employs an elastic structure that dynamically changes its shape based on the insertion of the optical fiber. The structure transitions from a relaxed state to a locked state through elastic deformation when the fiber is inserted, and can transition back to a released state when force is applied. This dynamic behavior enables tool-free locking and releasing while maintaining a simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector's physical parameters (shape, volume, rigidity) are changed through elastic deformation in response to fiber insertion. The structure's rigidity parameter varies dynamically - rigid when locked to hold the fiber securely, and flexible when releasing. This parameter transformation enables the simple structure to achieve complex locking functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to the technical field of fiber source, and discloses a quick connector for optical fiber source, including a light source housing; an LED lamp bead inside the light source housing; a detachable connection between one end of the light source connector and one end of the light source housing; a jaw chuck plate installed inside the light source connector; a jaw on the jaw chuck plate, the jaw including annularly arrayed jaw pieces which are curved in the axial direction for clamping the optical fiber; an inner sleeve inside the light source connector, fixing the jaw on the jaw chuck plate; a release button plugged in the inner sleeve, which can spread the jaw by being pressed with external force to take out the optical fiber. The invention can realize the rapid insertion and removal of the optical fiber. The operation is simple, without other assistant tools.