Optical Fiber Connection Base with Movable Thermal Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optical fiber connection bases fail to adapt to volume changes in optical fiber bundles due to temperature variations, leading to unstable connections and reduced light efficiency or color shifts.
Innovation Solution
A structural design featuring a socket with an insertion hole and alignment hole, an oval locking hole, and a rigid material socket, ensuring the optical fiber bundle's end is aligned with the light emitting surface, and incorporating an oval locking hole to accommodate length changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rigid structure is used to secure the optical fiber bundle, then connection stability is improved, but adaptability to temperature-induced volume changes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a movable optical fiber bundle that can shift position within the socket when temperature changes cause volume expansion or contraction. This dynamic adjustment allows the rigid socket structure to maintain stable connections while accommodating thermal variations, resolving the contradiction between structural rigidity and thermal adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state of the optical fiber bundle from fixed to movable, allowing it to adjust its position parameter in response to temperature-induced volume changes. This parameter change enables the system to maintain connection stability while adapting to thermal expansion and contraction
2Adaptability or versatility
If the optical fiber bundle volume changes with temperature, then thermal adaptability is improved, but connection stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The movable optical fiber bundle design allows the system to dynamically adjust to thermal volume changes while maintaining stable light transmission. The optical fiber can shift position within the socket to accommodate expansion and contraction, ensuring continuous stable connection despite temperature variations
3Ease of manufacture
If misalignment occurs between optical fiber bundle and light emitting element, then manufacturing ease is improved, but light transmission efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a pre-designed movable mechanism and positioning structure in the socket that automatically guides and aligns the optical fiber bundle with the light emitting element during assembly. This preliminary structural design ensures proper alignment is achieved automatically, maintaining high light transmission efficiency while simplifying the manufacturing process
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
Secures the positional relationship between the light emitting element and the optical fiber bundle, improving light brightness and preventing color shifts, while accommodating temperature-induced length variations.
Implementation Method 1
The optical fiber has the advantages of greater bandwidth and lower power loss
Data Source
AI summary
An optical fiber connection base is provided, including a socket, a light emitting module, and an optical fiber bundle. The socket has an extension portion and a base having an accommodating space. The base is provided with an insertion hole and an alignment hole that are spatially communicated with each other. A first direction extends along the insertion hole. A side surface of the light emitting element of the light emitting module corresponds to the insertion hole, defining a light emitting surface. One end of the optical fiber bundle is inserted into the insertion hole in the first direction, such that a light receiving end is defined. The light receiving end is adjacent to the light emitting surface, and a center of a cross section of the light receiving end corresponds to a center of the light emitting surface.