CN101344623A - Method of cleaning ferrule end face optical fiber connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of cleaning ferrule end face of an optical fiber connector, characterized by including the following operation procedures: movably erecting a cleaning tape (T) taken out of a discharging device (34) and wound on a winding device (32) on a front end of a bar-like cleaning section (21) in a direction of length; contacting the cleaning tap at the front end of the cleaning part with the ferrule end face of the optical fiber connector; causing the cleaning tap to rotate on a joint face of the optical fiber connector, through causing the winding device and the clean part simultaneously and respectively to rotate to a predetermined direction, the cleaning tap only moves for certain distance on the direction of length; causing the cleaning part to reverse to the original position after above operation procedures.

Description

The method for cleaning of the ferrule end face of the joints of optical fibre

The application is for dividing an application, and the applying date of original application is on July 9th, 2004, and Chinese application number is 200480023000.8, and denomination of invention is the method for cleaning of the joints of optical fibre with the joint face of the clearer and the joints of optical fibre.

Technical field

The present invention relates to clear up the employed clearer of ferrule end face (connection end face) that is installed to the joints of optical fibre in optical communication equipment etc., specifically, relate to the clearer of the ferrule end face that is suitable for clearing up the joints of optical fibre that adapter state is housed.

Background technology

The joints of optical fibre that are installed in the equipment class relevant with optical communication equipment connect and separate with very high frequency.Therefore, dust and grease etc. adhere on the end face of the joints of optical fibre when separating, thereby cause the reduction of transmission performance.Therefore, when the loading and unloading joints of optical fibre, carry out the cleaning of its ferrule end face.But though load and unload a side, i.e. the connector of inserting side (male side) is because the end face that will clear up exposes, so can more easily clear up; But, be installed to the connector of the access side (cloudy terminals side) on the equipment, because the adapter that connects usefulness etc. has been installed, the end face that clear up is positioned at innermost position, so there is the problem that is difficult to clear up.Therefore, though cleaning tool (has for example been proposed all schemes, No. 3350850 communique of Jap.P., Japanese kokai publication hei 9-285766 communique), but can be for the practical good scheme of pick-up performance, usually, use at bar-shaped front end and twined the object of cleaning with cotton rod of fiber and so on.

But, using under the situation of cotton excellent class cleaning tool, existing because of the deviation that artificial deviation and each cleaning occur is difficult to clear up equably, has installed at optical communication equipment and so on that cleaning consumes a lot of times in the device of a large amount of connectors, fibre shedding because of cleaning usefulness during in cleaning may cause inserting problems such as loss increase.

Summary of the invention

The present invention proposes for addressing the above problem, and its purpose is to provide a kind of can carry out the male of the joints of optical fibre and cloudy terminal two sides' cleaning and operating performance and all good joints of optical fibre clearer of pick-up performance reliably.

For achieving the above object, according to a feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, it possesses: shell; Collecting device and discharge device at the cleaning band of above-mentioned enclosure configuration; As cleaning plant with outstanding bar-shaped cleaning portion in the above-mentioned shell outside, promptly the above-mentioned cleaning band of emitting from above-mentioned discharge device can be advanced be erected at movably above-mentioned cleaning portion front end to expose state, and the front end of above-mentioned cleaning portion is contacted with the end face of the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre, to clear up the cleaning plant of above-mentioned end face; In above-mentioned enclosure, connect coaxially with respect to above-mentioned cleaning portion, and the cleaning portion whirligig that can support with respect to above-mentioned shell with rotating freely; Roughly make above-mentioned collecting device and above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig respectively behind predetermined direction rotation predetermined angular simultaneously, making above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig be inverted to the gearing of origin-location.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, it possesses: shell; Collecting device and discharge device at the cleaning band of above-mentioned enclosure configuration; As cleaning plant with outstanding bar-shaped cleaning portion in the above-mentioned shell outside, promptly the above-mentioned cleaning band of emitting from above-mentioned discharge device can be advanced be erected at movably above-mentioned cleaning portion front end to expose state, and the front end of above-mentioned cleaning portion is contacted with the end face of the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre, to clear up the cleaning plant of above-mentioned end face; In above-mentioned enclosure, connect coaxially with respect to above-mentioned cleaning portion, and the cleaning portion whirligig that can support with respect to above-mentioned shell with rotating freely; Connect coaxially with respect to above-mentioned cleaning portion, and the guidance device of the cleaning band that can support with respect to above-mentioned shell with rotating freely; Make above-mentioned collecting device and above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig roughly simultaneously respectively behind predetermined direction rotation predetermined angular, making above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig be inverted to the gearing of origin-location.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned gearing makes the roughly rotation simultaneously of above-mentioned collecting device and discharge device and cleaning portion whirligig.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned cleaning portion possesses the bar-like member of hollow and at the good parts of sliding of the front-end configuration of above-mentioned bar-like member.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned cleaning portion possesses the bar-like member of hollow and the roller that can install at the front end of above-mentioned bar-like member with rotating freely.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, the major part of above-mentioned cleaning portion is solid bar-like member.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned cleaning band is the cloth of handling through anti-fluffing.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned cleaning band is through weaving cotton cloth that anti-fluffing is handled.

According to another feature of the present invention, joints of optical fibre clearer is provided, the structure of above-mentioned gearing is, have along the arm of vertical direction lifting, make above-mentioned collecting device when first party rotates up first angle in descending motion by above-mentioned arm, make above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig rotate up second angle, and the upward movement by above-mentioned arm make above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig rotate above-mentioned second angle on the contrary with second direction in second party.

According to another feature of the present invention, joints of optical fibre clearer is provided, the structure of above-mentioned gearing is, have along the arm of vertical direction lifting, make above-mentioned collecting device rotate up first angle and make above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig when second party rotates up second angle in descending motion in first party by above-mentioned arm, make above-mentioned discharge device rotate up above-mentioned first angle, and make above-mentioned cleaning portion's whirligig and second direction rotate above-mentioned second angle on the contrary by the upward movement of above-mentioned arm the third party.

According to another feature of the present invention, joints of optical fibre clearer is provided, the arm of above-mentioned gearing has a plurality of otch that form along its length direction, above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig has a plurality of projections set on its outer peripheral face, during above-mentioned arm descending motion, utilize the otch of above-mentioned arm to depress the projection of above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig in proper order, above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig just rotates predetermined angular in a predetermined direction; During above-mentioned arm upward movement, utilize on the otch order of above-mentioned arm and push to the projection of stating cleaning portion whirligig, above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig just rotates predetermined angular on the contrary with predetermined direction.

According to another feature of the present invention, joints of optical fibre clearer is provided, the structure of the arm of above-mentioned gearing is, tooth bar with a plurality of grooves of the notch is arranged, above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig has the pinion wheel that has with a plurality of teeth of above-mentioned tooth bar engagement, and rising by above-mentioned arm or descending motion are rotated above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig on predetermined direction or its reverse direction.

According to another feature of the present invention, the method of the ferrule end face of the cleaning joints of optical fibre is provided, has following operation: the operation that the cleaning belt surface is contacted with the ferrule end face of the joints of optical fibre, the operation that above-mentioned cleaning band is only moved a certain distance in the longitudinal direction, above-mentioned cleaning band in moving process, the operation that above-mentioned cleaning band is rotated on the joint face of the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre.

According to another feature of the present invention, the method of the ferrule end face of the cleaning joints of optical fibre is provided, have following operation: the cleaning portion front end that will set up the cleaning band movably inserts the operation of the joints of optical fibre, the operation that the cleaning band of above-mentioned cleaning portion front end is contacted with the ferrule end face of the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre, in making above-mentioned cleaning band and process that above-mentioned ferrule end face contacts, the operation of rotation when making above-mentioned cleaning Tape movement.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, it has: make to be hold by one hand the shell of size; Bar-shaped cleaning portion in the setting of above-mentioned shell front end with outrigger shaft; Be disposed at collecting device and discharge device in the above-mentioned shell, emit and behind the front end of above-mentioned cleaning portion, be wound up into the cleaning band of above-mentioned collecting device from above-mentioned discharge device; Making above-mentioned cleaning portion is the cleaning portion whirligig of center rotation scheduled volume with above-mentioned outrigger shaft; When driving above-mentioned collecting device, drive the manual operation unit of above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig; Above-mentioned cleaning portion has: make above-mentioned cleaning band around the bar-shaped inboard guiding part of side and leading section with make the front end of above-mentioned inboard guiding part expose the outside guiding part that surrounds above-mentioned inboard guiding part and cleaning band periphery under the state; Inboard guiding part and outside guiding part independently and to extreme direction before above-mentioned apply power respectively.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, cleaning portion is being supported by the axle of being located on the shell on the base end part, and can be that fulcrum rotates predetermined angular with respect to shell with above-mentioned axle.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, also had the lid that can be installed in the above-mentioned cleaning portion with freely loading and unloading, above-mentioned lid has the cylindrical portion that possesses the patchhole that is suitable for inserting the male side terminal.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned lid also has the cap that covers above-mentioned patchhole.

According to another feature of the present invention, the joints of optical fibre clearer that provides the ferrule end face of the cleaning joints of optical fibre to use, it possesses: shell; As the cleaning portion that is located at above-mentioned shell one end, promptly has bar-like member, above-mentioned bar-like member is that the center rotatably is supported on the above-mentioned shell with its outrigger shaft, and cleaning band is can be in the cleaning portion on the front end that supports above-mentioned bar-like member on the strip length direction movably under the state that exposes; Be located at the movably operating portion on the above-mentioned shell; Combine with above-mentioned bar-like member and aforesaid operations portion, and to make above-mentioned bar-like member according to aforesaid operations portion mobile be the cleaning portion rotating driving device of center rotation with above-mentioned outrigger shaft; Portion combines with aforesaid operations, around above-mentioned cleaning band, and makes the collecting device of above-mentioned cleaning tape travel at above-mentioned bar-like member front end according to the Move Volumes of aforesaid operations portion.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device moves by first of aforesaid operations portion above-mentioned bar-like member is being rotated on the clockwise direction of above-mentioned outrigger shaft; Move by second of aforesaid operations portion and to make above-mentioned bar-like member to counter rotation and turn back to the origin-location; Above-mentioned collecting device has and rotatably is supported on the above-mentioned shell, and the coiling portion of the above-mentioned cleaning band of reeling, during above-mentioned coiling portion moves by first and second of aforesaid operations portion any be all to the preset rotating direction rotation and the above-mentioned cleaning band of reeling, and make above-mentioned cleaning tape travel at the front end of above-mentioned bar-like member.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device has: be arranged on above-mentioned bar-like member cardinal extremity pinion wheel and be located at aforesaid operations portion, with the tooth bar of above-mentioned pinion.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned collecting device has: the axle of rotatably being located on the above-mentioned shell supports, and the coiling portion of the above-mentioned cleaning band of reeling; On the bearing of trend of above-mentioned axle, be disposed at the both sides of above-mentioned coiling portion, and rotatably be supported in the first rotation drive plate and the second rotation drive plate on the above-mentioned axle; Be located at first ratchet device between the above-mentioned coiling portion and the first rotation drive plate; Be located at second ratchet device between the above-mentioned coiling portion and the second rotation drive plate; Above-mentioned first and second ratchet device will be that the rotation of first sense of rotation at center be delivered to above-mentioned coiling portion with above-mentioned axle only.

According to another feature of the present invention, joints of optical fibre clearer is provided, above-mentioned collecting device has the movable member that the mobile phase with aforesaid operations portion should move, above-mentioned movable member have with first tooth bar of first set on the above-mentioned first rotation drive plate pinion and with second tooth bar of second pinion set on the above-mentioned second rotation drive plate; Above-mentioned first and second tooth bar and above-mentioned first and second pinion, thus with moving of aforesaid operations portion above-mentioned first and second rotation drive plate is rotated on opposite mutually direction.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device has the spring that connects above-mentioned pinion wheel and above-mentioned bar-like member.

According to another feature of the present invention, joints of optical fibre clearer is provided, above-mentioned cleaning portion has the guiding sleeve that supports above-mentioned bar-like member, and above-mentioned guiding sleeve rotatably is supported on the above-mentioned shell, thereby changes the angle of above-mentioned outrigger shaft with respect to the longitudinal axis of above-mentioned shell.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned cleaning portion has: be supported in the tubular guiding sleeve on the above-mentioned shell; With can be slidably supported on the medial surface of above-mentioned guiding sleeve along above-mentioned outrigger shaft, and can hold the outside guiding part of the tubular of above-mentioned bar-like member and cleaning band slidably along above-mentioned outrigger shaft; Above-mentioned bar-like member is connected with above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device through link, to bear the revolving force from above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device; Above-mentioned outside guiding part has the auxiliary section that can cooperate with the stage portion that forms on above-mentioned guiding sleeve, along above-mentioned outrigger shaft the preceding extreme direction of above-mentioned bar-like member is applied power by set spring between above-mentioned outside guiding part and above-mentioned bar-like member, thereby above-mentioned stage portion and auxiliary section are cooperated.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned cleaning portion has: be supported in the tubular guiding sleeve on the above-mentioned shell; Can be slidably supported on the medial surface of above-mentioned guiding sleeve along above-mentioned outrigger shaft, and can hold the outside guiding part of the tubular of above-mentioned bar-like member and cleaning band slidably along above-mentioned outrigger shaft; As with above-mentioned outrigger shaft be the center base portion that rotatably is supported in above-mentioned guiding sleeve the rotation shaft joint, with the cardinal extremity of above-mentioned bar-like member with respect to motionless mutually on above-mentioned outrigger shaft circumferential, and the rotation shaft joint that can cooperate slidably along above-mentioned outrigger shaft; Above-mentioned rotation shaft joint is connected with above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device through link, to bear the revolving force from above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device; Above-mentioned bar-like member has the bar-like member flange that can cooperate with the auxiliary section on being located at above-mentioned guiding sleeve, along above-mentioned outrigger shaft the preceding extreme direction of above-mentioned bar-like member is applied power by set spring between above-mentioned bar-like member flange and above-mentioned rotation shaft joint, thereby above-mentioned bar-like member flange is cooperated with above-mentioned auxiliary section; Above-mentioned outside guiding part has the outside guiding part flange that can cooperate with the stage portion on being formed on above-mentioned guiding sleeve, along above-mentioned outrigger shaft the preceding extreme direction of above-mentioned bar-like member is applied power by set spring between the auxiliary section of above-mentioned outside guiding part flange and above-mentioned guiding sleeve, thereby above-mentioned outside guiding part flange and above-mentioned stage portion are cooperated.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned shell has elongated shape.

According to another feature of the present invention, provide joints of optical fibre clearer, above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device mechanically is connected with above-mentioned bar-like member and aforesaid operations portion, and above-mentioned collecting device mechanically is connected with aforesaid operations portion.

According to the present invention, can provide a kind of operating performance, pick-up performance good, and can carry out the joints of optical fibre clearer of the male of the joints of optical fibre and cloudy terminal two sides' cleaning reliably.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the vertical views of the joints of optical fibre of the first embodiment of the present invention with clearer, has removed loam cake in the figure.

Fig. 2 (a) is the side view of the direction of arrow IIA of Fig. 1, and Fig. 2 (b) is the side view of the direction of arrow IIB of Fig. 1, and Fig. 2 (c) is the cut-open view of cutting open along the IIC line of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 (a) is the front elevation of the direction of arrow IIIA of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 (b) is the rear view of the direction of arrow IIIB of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 (a), Fig. 4 (b) are the enlarged drawings of the cleaning portion whirligig of Fig. 1, in Fig. 4 (a), have omitted guide rail 22.

Fig. 5 (a), Fig. 5 (b) are the enlarged drawings of the cleaning portion of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 (a), Fig. 6 (b) are the enlarged drawings of having removed the cleaning portion of belt among Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is the vertical view that is used to illustrate the clearer action, and Fig. 7 (a) expression is pressed into the action in the handle process, the action after Fig. 7 (b) expression release handle.

Fig. 8 (a), Fig. 8 (b), Fig. 8 (c), Fig. 8 (d) are the enlarged drawings of mode of texturing of roller of the clearer of presentation graphs 1.

Fig. 9 is the enlarged drawing of mode of texturing of the guide member of presentation graphs 1, and Fig. 9 (a) is a vertical view, and Fig. 9 (b), Fig. 9 (c) are stereographic maps.

Figure 10 is the enlarged drawing of the mode of texturing of the cleaning portion whirligig of clearer of presentation graphs 1 and handle, and Figure 10 (a) is a front elevation, and Figure 10 (b) is a side view.

Figure 11 is the enlarged drawing of the mode of texturing of the cleaning portion whirligig of clearer of presentation graphs 1 and handle, and Figure 11 (a) is a front elevation of removing guide member, and Figure 11 (b) is a side view.

Figure 12 represents the joints of optical fibre clearer of second embodiment of the invention, and Figure 12 (a) is a vertical view of cutting a part open, and Figure 12 (b) is a side view of cutting a part open.

Figure 13 is the side views of the joints of optical fibre of expression third embodiment of the invention with clearer.

Figure 14 is the side view of the clearer of presentation graphs 13 under the state that has decomposed shell.

Figure 15 is the enlarged drawing of the place ahead part of the clearer of Figure 14, the section of expression cleaning portion.

Figure 16 (a), Figure 16 (b), Figure 16 (c) are along line XVIA, XVIB among Figure 15, cut-open view that XVIC cuts open.

Figure 17 (a), Figure 17 (b), Figure 17 (c) are the cut-open views of opening along line XVIIA, XVIIB among Figure 15, XVIIC sectility.

Figure 18 is the exploded view from the observed winding reel of arrow XVIII direction of Figure 14.

Figure 19 is the cut-open view along the part that the XIX-XIX line of Figure 14 is cut open.

The action of Figure 20 (a) and Figure 20 (b) expression winding reel.

Figure 21 represents to be equipped with the cleaning portion of lid.

The 5th mode of texturing of the cleaning portion of the clearer of Figure 22 (a), Figure 22 (b), Figure 22 (c) expression Figure 13.

Figure 23 represents to be positioned at the cleanup action of the cloudy terminals side terminal of opening depths.

Figure 24 represents the cleanup action to lower connector.

Figure 25 is the curve map of the cleaning effect of expression clearer, and Figure 25 (a) is the result who makes the situation of band rotation, and Figure 25 (b) is the result who makes the situation of Tape movement, and Figure 25 (c) makes the result of the situation of being with rotation and moving.

Figure 26 is the curve map of the experimental result repeatedly of expression experiment 1.

Figure 27 is the curve map of the experimental result repeatedly of expression experiment 2.

Figure 28 is the curve map of the experimental result repeatedly of expression experiment 3.

Embodiment

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing embodiments of the invention are elaborated.Identical or like are marked with identical or similar mark.

First embodiment

With reference to Fig. 1, the joints of optical fibre comprise with clearer 1: the shell 10 of longitudinal extension, be installed on the cleaning plant 20 of shell 10 length directions one end, be installed on cleaning tape winding apparatus 32 and cleaning band discharge device 34 in the shell 10, its operating portion protrudes in the gearing 40 in shell 10 outsides.

Shell 10 comprises hole 10a, 10b, the 10c that runs through outer wall along periphery.Shell 10 comprises bearing 11a, the 11b that correspondingly positions with cleaning plant 20.Shell 10 comprises axle 12a, the 12b that correspondingly positions with collecting device 32 and discharge device 34.Shell 10 comprises that post 13a, 13b, 13c, the 13d and becoming of the guiding usefulness of cleaning band T is used for the bearing 13e of swing rotation center that rotation with collecting device 32 is delivered to the torsionspring that plays the connecting rod effect 35 of discharge device 34.Housing 10 has outstanding from the side carriage 14.Carriage 14 comprises above-mentioned relatively laterally inclined restriction wall 15.

Cleaning band T uses for example cloth of the superfine fibre system of ト レ シ one (registered trademark) and so on.Superfine fibre is for example nonlinting dacron, and its specification is 0.06 denier, the about 2 μ m of fibre diameter.Superfine fibre is owing to enter into the oil film of 1-2 μ m, thereby can scrape degreasing.In addition, the edge part of cleaning band T cuts off to handle by heating truncation or ultrasound wave and prevents fluffing.

With reference to Fig. 4, cleaning plant 20 comprises cleaning portion 21, with the guide member 22 of cleaning portion 21 one, at the cleaning portion whirligig 23 of axis upper support cleaning portion 21 and guide member 22.

The size of cleaning portion 21 can be inserted in the adapter so that can clear up the ferrule end face (connection end face) of the joints of optical fibre that adapter has been installed.

With reference to Fig. 5,6, the cylindric roller 212 that cleaning portion 21 comprises hollow cylinder (bar-like member) 211, exposes at cylinder 211 leading sections.The front end of cylinder 211 has opening 211a.The inwall of cylinder 211 is support roller 212 rotatably.The part of roller 212 is outwards given prominence to (with reference to Fig. 5) from opening 211a.Cleaning band T is set up on the roller 212 and exposes from the front end of cylinder 211, and wipes dirt when cleaning.

As shown in Figure 4, the guide mechanism 22 of cleaning band comprise circle first guide member 221 of having fixed cylinder 21, with first guide member 221 at second guide member 222 of the circle of axial isolation, with first guide member 221 and second guide member, the 222 concentric back shafts that are connected 223.

First guide member 221 has with respect to rectangle first opening 221a, the 221b of back shaft 223 in the face of claiming that ground forms.Second guide member 222 has with respect to rectangle second opening 222a, the 222b of back shaft 223 in the face of claiming that ground forms.

The minor face of the second guide member 222a, 222b and long limit are longer than the first guide member 221a, 221b.

Two class guide members 221,222 allow cleaning band T the moving in the cycle veer in opening 221a, 221b, 222a, the 222b.This revolution that moves through cleaning band T relaxes reversing of axis cleaning band T on every side.

Cleaning portion whirligig 23 among Fig. 1 has rotary body 231 and is connected to the turning axle 232,235 at the axial two ends of this rotary body 231.Turning axle 232,235 is rotatably supported by bearing 11a, 11b.Turning axle 232 connects back shaft 223 and rotary body 231 integratedly.Rotary body 231 has a plurality of pins 233 that protrude in its surface.The configuration of pin 233 makes aftermentioned arm 412 be circular-arc, and under the situation of this arm swing around rotation center, with respect to axis tilt.

The collecting device 32 of cleaning band T comprises the ring-type reel 31 of the cleaning band T that reels, and discharge device 34 comprises the ring-type reel 33 of emitting cleaning band T.Reel 31,33 can be supported in around a 12a, the 12b with rotating freely.Reel 31,33 comprise respectively can with first and second ratchet 32A, the 34A of reel 31,33 one rotations.The first ratchet 32A has the tooth 321 that tilts to extend toward the clockwise direction with respect to radially.The second ratchet 34A has the tooth 341 that tilts to extend towards counter-clockwise direction with respect to radially.

Be provided with between collecting device 32 and the discharge device 34 as rotation and be passed to the torsionspring 35 that the linkage assembly of discharge device 34 plays a role collecting device 32.Spring 35 utilize resilient material for example the laminated spring material make through bending machining, with bearing 13e be the center can freely swing the ground pivotal mounting.The two ends of spring 35 cooperate with the tooth 341 of the ratchet 34 of the tooth 321 of the ratchet 32A of collecting device 32 and discharge device 34 respectively.

More specifically, when the ratchet 32A of collecting device 32 made torsionspring 35 1 ends swing a spacing in the clockwise direction, torsionspring 35 other ends made the ratchet 34A of discharge device 34 in spacing of counter rotation.In addition, spring 35 prevents the counter-rotating of collecting device 32 and discharge device 34.

Gearing 40 comprises that the operator applies the handle 41 of grip.Handle 41 comprises lever 411 with cardinal extremity and the arm 412 of the arc-shaped bend that extends in vertical direction from the front end of lever 411.The cardinal extremity of lever 411 uses fulcrum 413 to be installed on the carriage 14 with rotating freely.

The front end of arm 412 has two otch 412a, 412b that leave mutually.Otch 412a, 412b extend from the opposite crosscut ground, side of arm 412 respectively.This otch 412a, 412b cooperate with the pin 233 of cleaning portion whirligig 23.Cooperate with pin 233 by this otch 412a, 412b, can make cleaning portion 23 rotations that are connected to cleaning portion whirligig 23, and can apply gyration the cleaning band T that hangs in the cleaning portion 21.The number of pin 233 and the otch number of arm 412 can be chosen as any number according to the external diameter size of rotary body 231.

Gearing 40 comprise the laminated spring material be rolled onto on the carriage 14 post 14a and through the torsionspring 43 of bending machining.One end 43a of spring 43 cooperates with the tooth of first ratchet 32 321 cards.Tooth 321 by ratchet 32 cooperates with spring 43, can make winding reel 31 and emit reel 33 rotations, thereby cleaning band T is moved.

The other end 43b of spring 43 applies power to housing 10 sides.Spring 43 meets at right angles in fore-end 43c general curved.Spring 43 is connected on the lever 411 between fore-end 43c and post 14a.The lever 411 that utilizes spring 43 to apply power is run into restriction wall 15 and is stopped, and handle 41 is positioned the original position.

The using method of clearer 1 is described with reference to Fig. 7.

For example, be equipped with in cleaning under the situation of the joints of optical fibre of adapter, at first, cleaning portion 21 inserted in the adapters, and make the ferrule end face of the cleaning band T contact joints of optical fibre on the roller 212.

Then, shown in Fig. 7 (a), handle 41 is vertically pressed.Like this, lever 411 is that the center rotates on counter-clockwise direction A1 with fulcrum 413.By this rotation, the arm 412 of handle 41 enters among the 10b of hole, and torsionspring 43 enters among the 10c of hole.

At this moment, by the torsionspring 43 that cooperates with the ratchet 32A of winding reel 31, winding reel 31 rotates on counter-clockwise direction R1.Simultaneously, by the rotation of this winding reel 31, rotate in the clockwise direction with the ratchet 32A and the torsionspring 35 that the ratchet 34A that emits reel 33 cooperates of winding reel 31, and emit reel 33 and on counter-clockwise direction R2, rotate.

Rotation by winding reel 31 and emit the rotation of reel 33, cleaning band T emits from emitting reel 33, and is wound up on the winding reel 31.

More specifically, cleaning band T, advances towards cleaning portion 21 by the gathering sill 222b of the second band guide member 222 and the gathering sill 221b of the first band guide member 221 through post 13a, 13b.Have, cleaning band T is returned by the roller 212 of cleaning portion 21 front ends again, by the gathering sill 221a of the first band guide member 221 and the gathering sill 222a of the second band guide member 222, through guide posts 13c, 13d, is wound up on the winding reel 31.

On the other hand, press above-mentioned handle 41 roughly simultaneously, the register pin 233 of cleaning portion whirligig 23 of cylinder 211 that supports cleaning portion 21 is along cooperating with the otch 412a of handle 412, the upside of 412b successively, and makes the axle of cleaning portion 21 rotate predetermined angular.Like this, while cleaning band T carry out advancing of certain-length and rotate and clear up ferrule end face.

With reference to Fig. 7 (b), after cleaning, if unclamp handle 41, then register pin 233 cooperates with otch 412a, the 412b downside of handle 412 front successively by the bounce of torsionspring 43, and the counter-rotating predetermined angular is to unclamp reversing of band T.

When unclamping handle 41, though 43 pairs of winding reels 31 of torsionspring apply the power of reverse directions, winding reel 31 utilizes torsionspring 35 to prevent counter-rotating.Therefore, the front end 43a of torsionspring 43 skips the tooth 321 of ratchet 32 in the clockwise direction and returns to original state.Because winding reel 31 is nonreversible for stationary state, so emit reel 33 also because torsionspring 35 and static.Therefore, can not produce lax even unclamp the cleaning band T that handle 41 sets up yet.

According to above clearer 1, cleaning band T rotates while advancing, and wipes the dirt of connector ferrule end face.That is because the cleaning face T1 of cleaning portion 21 front ends when being upgraded by new cleaning band, rotates on ferrule end face, so ferrule end face always by the cleaning band of cleaning from all directions wiping.

Therefore, with the mode of when moving the cleaning band, clearing up and the clearer that makes the mode that the rotation of cleaning band clears up relatively, can obtain good cleaning effect.

First variation

Fig. 8 is illustrated in other embodiment of the roller 212 that the front end of hollow rod-shape parts 211 of the cleaning portion 21 of first embodiment installs.

The roller of the barrel shape shape shown in Fig. 8 (a) can be used for the ferrule end face of most of connector usually.Barrel-type roller shown in Fig. 8 (b) can be in common connector, in the ferrule end face that the sphere that is specially adapted to tilt grinds etc.

Owing to be provided with spiral fillet on the roller surface shown in Fig. 8 (c) and on the roller surface shown in Fig. 8 (d), be provided with discoid projection with predetermined space, thereby applicable to the situation of dirt that on the connector surface, firm attachment arranged.

Second variation

Fig. 9 represents other embodiment of the guide member 22 of first embodiment.

Fig. 9 (a) is illustrated in the set conical guiding part 22A of broken end in rear end of the bar-like member 211 of cleaning portion 21.Fig. 9 (b) is the stereographic map of this guiding part 22A.

Guiding part 22A is provided with through hole 224A, the 225A with the flattened rectangular cross section that is used for steering tape.Guide hole 224A, 225A are arranged to tilt with respect to the axle of guiding part 22A, so that it emits side and winding side is isolated mutually from the bar-like member rear end of cleaning plant towards band.Like this, even adding the cleaning band application, the axle rotation by cleaning portion 21 reverses the increase of the frictional resistance in the time of also can preventing to clear up Tape movement.Therefore, the cleaning band is moved more sleekly.

Fig. 9 (c) represents other conical guiding part 22B that breaks end.

Guiding part 22B and guiding part 22A similarly are provided with through hole 224B, the 225B in flattened rectangular cross section, and through hole 224B, 225B emit side and winding side towards band and tilt with respect to the axle of guiding part 22A isolator mutually.Through hole 224B, 225B emit side and its cross section of winding side further enlarges towards band, like this, can prevent to clear up the increase that band reverses the moving resistance under the situation.Therefore, the cleaning band is moved more sleekly.

The 3rd variation

With reference to Figure 10, the 21G of cleaning portion comprises the solid clava 211G that prolongs from the turning axle 232 of cleaning portion whirligig 23.Cleaning band T walks around and returns at the front end of this clava 211G.

Form cleaning tape guide groove (not shown) on the side, both sides of clava 211G, clava 211G has the xsect that is roughly the H font.Like this, when advance in the side of above-mentioned clava 211G, cleaning band T can not break away from from the side of clava 211G at cleaning band T.

The 4th variation

With reference to Figure 11, handle 41A comprises and bends to the circular-arc arm 412A with tooth bar 413A.The whirligig 23A of cleaning portion comprises the rotary body 231A with the pinion wheel 231A that meshes with above-mentioned tooth bar 413A.At arm 412A is that the tooth of tooth bar 231A and pinion wheel 413A forms the state with inclination cone-shaped body under the situation of center swing with the fulcrum 413 (Fig. 1) of pivotal mounting.

Second embodiment

With reference to Figure 12, the joints of optical fibre have with clearer 1F: collecting device 31F and discharge device 33F that cleaning band T is advanced, the cleaning plant 20F that cleaning band T is rotated, the device of tending to act of each mechanism.

Collecting device 31F comprises the coiling reel that rotatably is supported in the enclosure on the 12F1.Discharge device 33F is included in and rotatably is supported in emitting on the 12F2 in the shell 10F and uses reel.

Cleaning band T is by post 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d guiding.

Turning axle 25F on the support chip 223 that cleaning plant 20F comprises the cleaning portion 21 and the guide member 22 that are fixed in front end integratedly, be fixed in guide member 22 is with the deceleration gear case 24F that is connected with turning axle 25F.

Driver comprises motor M1, the M2 that drives collecting device 31F, discharge device 33F respectively.Collecting device 31F and motor M1 interconnect by a pair of cone gear 71,72.Discharge device 33F and motor M2 interconnect by a pair of cone gear 73,74.Driver also comprises the motor M3 of drive gear casing 24F.Motor M1, M2, M3 are electrically connected with battery B by lead W1, W2, W3.

According to this clearer 1F,, drive collecting device 31F, discharge device 33F and cleaning plant 20F simultaneously by making M1, M2, M3 running.

Its structure is, at the cleaning band T certain-length that only advances, and after cleaning plant 20F (cleaning portion 21) only rotated certain anglec of rotation, the whirligig 20F of cleaning portion (cleaning portion 21) just reversed.By this counter-rotating, reversing of cleaning band T between cleaning portion 21 and post 13b and the 13c unclamped on the limit.

Therefore, the cleaning face of cleaning band T can rotate while advancing, thereby wipes the dirt of the joint face of the joints of optical fibre.

The 3rd embodiment

Figure 13 represents the joints of optical fibre clearer 501 of third embodiment of the invention.

Clearer 501 has shell 503, in the set cleaning portion 505 of shell 503 front ends, but the manual operation unit 535 that set above-below direction moves on shell 503.

(left and right directions among Figure 13) was long so that can be with being hold by one hand use before and after shell 503 was made, and can about decompose.

Below, with the length direction of shell 503 as the z direction, with the moving direction of manual operation unit 535 as the y direction.

Figure 14 has represented to decompose the clearer 501 of shell 503 states.Clearer 501 also has in shell 503: make the cleaning portion whirligig 525 of inboard guide member 507 rotations of cleaning portion 505, the collecting device 545 of the cleaning band T after using that reels, the discharge device 547 of emitting cleaning band T.

Figure 15 is the enlarged drawing of the place ahead part of clearer 501, the longitudinal profile of expression cleaning portion 505.Figure 16 (a), chart 16 (b), chart 16 (c) are represented line XVIA, the XVIB along Figure 15, the transverse section of cleaning portion 505 that XVIC cuts open respectively.

As shown in figure 15, cleaning portion 505 has: hang with the inboard guiding part 507 of cleaning band T, surround the tubular outside guiding part 509 of above-mentioned inboard guiding part 507 and cleaning band T, surround the tubular guiding sleeve 511 of above-mentioned outside guiding part 509.

Inboard guiding part 507 has: base portion 507a extends to the place ahead (left side Figure 15) and forms the extension 507b of cleaning portion 505 front ends from base portion 507a.Shown in Figure 16 (a), Figure 16 (b), extension 507b makes narrower lamellar of width.Like this, even the connector of the distributing frame of high-density installation also can easily carry out removal treatment.

The front end face of extension 507b can be made and the identical concave spherical surface shape of the ferrule end face of the joints of optical fibre that will clear up.Like this, can further improve the cleaning of clearer.

As shown in figure 15, cleaning band T can hang the groove 508 that moves to base portion 507a from the groove 508a of base portion 507a through downside, front end face, the upper side of extension 507b.Cleaning band T only is exposed to the outside at the front end of the extension 507b that gives prominence to from outside guiding part 509.

Like this, cover inboard guiding parts 507 and cleaning band T, when avoiding clearing up band T and making dirty, can make cleaning band T not break away from ground and move smoothly from inboard guiding part 507 by outside guiding part 509.

Shown in Figure 16 (c), on the base portion 507a of inboard guiding part 507, form with the z axle be that extend diametrically at the center, with the slit 512a of outside guiding part 509, auxiliary section 510a, the 510b that 512b cooperates. Slit 512a, 512b slenderly form on the z direction.Like this, while inboard guiding part 507 can be limited in the z axle with respect to outside guiding part 509 is to rotate on the circumferencial direction at center to slide on the z direction.

As shown in figure 15, inboard guiding part 507 utilize first spring 513 that between base portion 507a and cleaning described later portion whirligig 525, is provided with forwards (direction of arrow B) apply power.Outside guiding part 509 utilize its with inboard guiding part 507 between second spring 515 that is provided with forwards (direction of arrow B) apply power, thereby make in stage portion 509c that forms on the outside guiding part 509 and the stage portion 511a cooperation that on guiding sleeve 511, forms.First spring 513 and second spring are wind springs, and cleaning band T is by the inboard of these springs.

Adopt said structure,, outside guiding part 509 is rearward slided with respect to inboard guiding part 507, can make of the length L prolongation of inboard guiding part 507 from the outstanding part of outside guiding part 509 by overcoming the power of second spring 515.Like this, for example, as shown in figure 23,, also can make outside guiding part 509 be crimped on parameatal edge, and the front end of inboard guiding part 507 is contacted with P3 even terminals P 3 is positioned under the situation of opening depths, thus cleaning terminals P 3.At this moment, the front end face of inboard guiding part 507 is owing to utilizing the elastic force of first spring 513 to contact with the end face of predetermined pressure with terminals P 3, so can not hurt terminals P 3.

Refer again to Figure 15, guiding sleeve 511 utilizations set turning axle 517 on shell 503 can be supported on the base end part with rotating freely.

Guiding sleeve 511 utilizes locating device 519 to be positioned at predetermined angular with respect to shell 503.More specifically, locating device 519 has a plurality of cooperating recesses 523a, b, c, the d that are fixed on the shell 503, has from the base end part of guiding sleeve 511 and extend and the engagement arm 521 of the cooperation protuberance 521a that can cooperate with above-mentioned cooperating recesses 523a, b, c, d.

It is on the circular arc at center that cooperating recesses 523a, b, c, d are configured in turning axle 517 with predetermined angle intervals.Therefore, by being that fulcrum makes the rotation of guiding sleeve 511 so that cooperate among protuberance 521a and cooperating recesses 523a, b, c, the d one to cooperate with turning axle 517, just cleaning portion 505 can be positioned on the predetermined angular with respect to shell 503.

In the time will cooperating protuberance 521a to cooperate with the cooperating recesses 523a of topmost among Figure 15, cleaning portion 505 locatees abreast with respect to the length direction of shell 503.

On the other hand, as shown in figure 24, in the time will cooperating protuberance 521a to cooperate with the cooperating recesses 523d of foot among Figure 15, cleaning portion 505 just locatees upward obliquely with respect to the length direction z of shell 503.Like this, make progress at a predetermined angle by making cleaning portion 505, even for down terminals P 4,, directly do not inject operator's eyes from the laser that bonder terminal P1 launches, when also can make its correct contact, can also be easily and carry out decontamination reliably.

Refer again to Figure 15, cleaning portion whirligig 525 comprise pinion wheel 527, with the tooth bar 529 of this pinion wheel 527 engagements.

The two ends of the axle 531 of pinion wheel 527 can utilize bearing 533a, the b that is arranged on the shell 503, are rotatably supported around the z axle.

Tooth bar 529 is located at the arm 537 that extends from manual operation unit 535 (Figure 14), and can go up at above-below direction (y direction) with manual operation unit 535 and move.

By the engagement of pinion wheel 527 and tooth bar 529, tooth bar 529 becomes the rotation amount of pinion wheel 527 around the z axle at the amount of movement of y direction.That is, when making manual operation unit 535 upward or below when mobile, tooth bar 529 just upward or the below move (direction of arrow C), and subtend pinion wheel 527 applies the rotary power of forward or reverse.

One end of above-mentioned first spring 513 is fixed on the end 531b of axle 531 cleaning portion 505 sides.The other end of first spring 513 is fixed on the base portion 507a of above-mentioned inboard guiding part 507.Like this, the rotary power of first spring self-cleaning portion whirligig in 513 future 525 is delivered on the inboard guiding part 507.That is, first spring 513 applies the afterburning function of power inboard guiding part 507 except that having, and also has the rotary power of self-cleaning portion whirligig 525 in the future and is delivered to rotary power propagation function on the inboard guiding part 507.By cleaning portion whirligig 525 is connected on the inboard guiding part 507 through first spring 513, even under the situation that cleaning portion 505 is located obliquely with respect to the z axle (Figure 24), also rotary power can be delivered to inboard guiding part 507, and inboard guiding part 507 is rotated around outrigger shaft A.

Figure 17 (a), Figure 21 (b), Figure 21 (c) represent the section of axle 531 the each several part cut open along line XVIIA, XVIIB, the XVIIC of Figure 15 respectively.

Axle 531 has the groove and the opening of guiding, thereby cleaning band T can be moved along axle 531.Like this, can prevent to contact with each other and twine with having used partly, cleaning band T is moved swimmingly along the not use part of the axle 531 cleaning band T that advance in the opposite direction.

Refer again to Figure 14, above-mentioned manual operation unit 535 utilize be located on the shell 503 guiding part 541 only can be when above-below direction (y direction) be supported movably, utilize it and the 3rd spring 543 be located between the support component 544 on the shell 503 applies power upward.Like this, the power and as arrow W shown in push of manual operation unit 535 by overcoming the 3rd spring 543 descends, and when releasing was pushed, then tonneau rose with the 3rd spring 543, and returns to original position.

Above-mentioned collecting device 545 has the winding reel 549 of the cleaning band T that coiling used.

Figure 18 is the exploded view from the winding reel 549 of the direction observation of the arrow XVIII of Figure 14.

Winding reel 549 comprises reel body 551 and set first rotary flange 553 and second rotary flange 555 in these reel body 551 both sides.Reel body 551 and first and second rotary flange 553,555 have the discoid shape of extending at the yz face respectively, and can be supported on set axle 557 (Figure 14) of shell 503 with rotating freely.On the lateral surface (with the face of reel body 551 opposite sides) of first rotary flange 553, be provided with first pinion wheel 554, on the lateral surface of second rotary flange 555, be provided with second pinion wheel 556.

Only between the reel body 551 and first rotary flange 553, be provided with and be delivered to first ratchet device 559 of reel body 551 around anticlockwise rotatablely moving among Figure 14 of first rotary flange.First ratchet device 559 comprises: be arranged at a plurality of teeth 563 on the side of first flange, 553 sides of reel body 551, be located on first rotary flange 553, can with above-mentioned tooth 563 engagements and (opposition side of reel body 551) crooked pawl 565 laterally.

Similarly, between the reel body 551 and second rotary flange 555, only be provided with and be delivered to second ratchet device 561 of reel body 551 around counterclockwise rotatablely moving among Figure 14 of second rotary flange.Second ratchet device 561 comprises: be arranged at a plurality of teeth 567 on the side of second flange, 555 sides of reel body 551, be located on second rotary flange 555, can with above-mentioned tooth 567 engagements and (opposition side of reel body 551) crooked pawl 569 laterally.

Refer again to Figure 14, above-mentioned collecting device 545 has the movable framework 575 that makes above-mentioned collecting device 549 rotations.Movable framework 575 has: as with first tooth bar 571 of the driven wheel of above-mentioned first pinion wheel 554 engagements and as with second tooth bar 573. of the driven wheel of above-mentioned second pinion wheel 556 engagements

Movable framework 575 utilizations are located at the guide rail (not shown) on the shell 503 and only are supported on the above-below direction (y direction) with being free to slide.

Figure 19 is the phantom view of cutting open along the XIX-XIX line of Figure 14, represents the engagement of first tooth bar 571 and first pinion wheel 554 and the engagement of second tooth bar 573 and second pinion wheel 556.

The tooth engagement in the place ahead of first tooth bar 571 and first pinion wheel 554 (left side of Figure 19), the tooth engagement on the rear of second tooth bar 573 and second pinion wheel 556 (right side of Figure 19).More specifically, as shown in figure 14, first tooth bar 571 and first pinion wheel 554 and second tooth bar 573 and second pinion wheel 556 are that mesh on the position of Rotate 180 degree at the center with axle 557 between mutually.Like this, when above-below direction (y direction) was mobile, first and second pinion wheel 554,556 rotated up the negative side between mutually first and second tooth bar 571,573 with movable framework 575.

The action of the winding reel 549 of the effect that comprises above-mentioned ratchet device 559,561 is described with reference to Figure 19 and Figure 20 (a) and Figure 20 (b).

The action of the movable framework 575 of Figure 20 (a) expression when (direction of arrow E) is mobile downwards.First tooth bar 571 makes first rotary flange 553 around counter rotation (direction of arrow F) by first pinion wheel 554.Second tooth bar 573 makes second rotary flange 555 rotate (direction of arrow G) around clockwise direction by second pinion wheel 556.

But, reel body 551 utilize above-mentioned first and second ratchet device 559,561 only with rotary flange 553,555 interlock around counter rotation.Therefore, reel body 551 and the interlock of first rotary flange 553 and around counter rotation (direction of arrow H).Have, the bending laterally of the pawl 569 of second ratchet device 561 is also crossed tooth 567, the second rotary flanges 555 and is dallied around clockwise direction again.

The action of the movable framework 575 of Figure 20 (b) expression when (direction of arrow I) is mobile upward.First tooth bar 571 makes first rotary flange 553 rotate (direction of arrow J) around clockwise direction by first pinion wheel 554.Second tooth bar 573 makes second rotary flange 555 around counter rotation (direction of arrow K) by second pinion wheel 556.

Therefore, rotating disk body 551 with around second rotary flange, 555 interlocks of counter rotation and around counter rotation (direction of arrow M).Have, the pawl 565 of first ratchet device 559 is crooked laterally and cross tooth 563, and first rotary flange 553 dallies around clockwise direction again.

Therefore, movable framework 555 is when the either direction of above-below direction moves, and rotating disk body 551 is the counter rotation in Figure 14 also, thereby reels cleaning band T.

Refer again to Figure 14, collecting device 545 also has and manual operation unit 535 interlocks and toggle-action lever 577 that movable framework 575 is moved at above-below direction.

Toggle-action lever 577 one ends rotatably are supported on the axle of being located on the shell 503 579.The other end of toggle-action lever 577 be provided with shell 503 in manual operation unit 535 on the pin 581 that cooperates of set slotted hole 539a, be provided with the drive pin 583 that cooperates with the slotted hole 575a of setting on movable framework 575 in the roughly middle part of toggle-action lever 577.Slotted hole 539a and 575a make on the z direction longer, and can hold pin 581 and drive pin 583 moving in the z direction along with the rotation of toggle-action lever 577.

Push manual operation unit 535 in the direction shown in arrow W, and the elastic force that overcomes the 3rd spring 543 presses the pin 581 of toggle-action lever 577 when making it mobile downwards, toggle-action lever 577 is that fulcrum rotates downwards with axle 579.Depress movable framework 575 so that it moves downwards by the drive pin 583 of toggle-action lever 577.

Push in releasing, and manual operation unit 535 upwards pushes away the pin 581 of toggle-action lever 577 when being moved upward because of the elastic force of the 3rd spring 543, toggle-action lever 577 is that fulcrum rotates upward with axle 579.Drive pin 583 by toggle-action lever 577 upwards pushes away movable framework 575 so that it is moved upward.

Adopt above-mentioned collecting device 545, when pushing manual operation unit 535, then movable framework 575 moves downwards, and the reel body 551 of winding reel 549 with first rotary flange 553 around counter rotation.When removing the pushing of manual operation unit 535, then movable framework 575 is moved upward, and the reel body 551 of winding reel 549 is with second counter rotation of rotary flange 555 in Figure 14.

Therefore, by manual operation unit 535 push and remove arbitrary operation in pushing, at every turn can both be on winding reel 549 the cleaning band T of coiling scheduled volume.

Discharge device 547 comprises the reel 585 that does not use part of the cleaning band T that reels.Reel 585 rotatably is supported on the axle 587 that is provided with on the shell 503.

Reel 585 for example by the projection (not shown) that is provided with on the outer peripheral face of axle 587 and axle 587, utilizes the spring (not shown) that is disposed between shell 503 and the reel 585 to wait and bears appropriate resistance when rotated.Like this, can prevent to emit more than the cleaning band T that needs length from reel 585, lax thereby the front end 507b that prevents in cleaning portion 505 etc. produce.

Because cleaning band T is wound up on the winding reel 549, and arrow a, b from reel 585 along Figure 14, c, d, e direction move, thus always will clear up band T do not use the front end of partly supplying with cleaning portion 505.

The use amount of cleaning band T and surplus can add their confirmation from the outside by the view window that is provided with on shell 503 589.

According to the clearer 501 of such formation,, in the cleaning band T that reels after using by collecting device 545, emit the cleaning band T of cleaning from discharge device 547 by pushing the operation of manual operation unit 535.Therefore, can always utilize the cleaning band T of cleaning to remove the dirt of terminal surface.

Lid shown in Figure 13 591 releasably can be installed in the cleaning portion 505.Lid 591 it is desirable to utilize ribbon 592 to be incorporated on the shell 503 it is not lost when taking off.

Figure 21 has represented to install the front end of 591 the cleaning portion 505 of covering.

Lid 591 possesses cylindrical portion 595 and releasably is installed on the cap 597 of cylindrical portion 595 front ends.Cylindrical portion 595 has patchhole 593 at front end, and patchhole 593 is suitable for inserting the male side terminal P1 that the splicing ear face of connector is not surrounded by adapter.Patchhole 593 can be covered by cap 597.

When not using clearer 501, be installed in the cleaning portion 505 by covering 591 cylindrical portion 595, and inlay cap 597 at cylindrical portion 595 front ends, can prevent that the front end 507b of cleaning portion 505 from making dirty.

Under the situation of the cleaning that clearer 501 is used for male side terminal P1, will cover 591 and be loaded in the cleaning portion 505, and under the state that cap 597 is taken off from cylindrical portion 595, cloudy terminals side terminals P 1 will be inserted in the patchhole 593.Like this, the terminal surface of cloudy terminals side terminals P 1 is contacted with the cleaning band T of the front end 507b of cleaning portion 505, and can remove the dirt of terminal surface.

The 5th variation

The cleaning portion 605 of Figure 22 (a) and Figure 22 (b) expression the 5th variation.

With reference to Figure 22 (a), cleaning portion 505 differences of this cleaning portion 605 and the 3rd embodiment are: have the spring 617 that the revolving force that is used for self-cleaning portion's whirligig in future (not shown) is delivered to the spring 613 of inboard guiding part 607 and is used for power that inboard guiding part 607 is forwards applied respectively, and the inboard that the front end 607b of inboard guiding part 607 is disposed at outside guiding part 609.

Cleaning portion 605 comprises: the inboard guiding part 607 that hangs with cleaning band T, surround the tubular outside guiding part 609 of the place ahead (left side among Figure 22 (a)) part of above-mentioned inboard guiding part 607 and cleaning band T, surround the guiding sleeve 611 of tubular of the rear part of above-mentioned inboard guiding part 607 and cleaning band T and above-mentioned outside guiding part 609.

As shown in the figure, the front end 607b of inboard guiding part 607 is usually located at the inboard of outside guiding part 609.Like this, the cleaning band T that can prevent front end 607b is made dirty before use.

With rotation shaft joint 619 can be that the center rotatably is supported in the base end side in the guiding sleeve 611 with the outrigger shaft A of inboard guiding part 607.One end of first spring 613 is fixed on the cardinal extremity 619a of rotation shaft joint 619, and the other end of first spring 613 is fixed on the cleaning portion whirligig.Front at rotation shaft joint 619 is provided with the auxiliary section 619b that cooperates with the periphery of the base portion 607a of inboard guiding part 607.

Inboard guiding part 607 can slide in outrigger shaft A direction with respect to rotation shaft joint 619.And inboard guiding part 607 fixedly cooperates on the circumferencial direction relative with outrigger shaft A with respect to rotation shaft joint 619.Like this, rotation shaft joint 619 makes inboard guiding part 607 rotations when rotating because of the rotary power that transmits from first spring 613.

Center section in guiding sleeve 611 has been fixed limiter 621.Limiter 621 has the annulus 621a that extends in the face perpendicular to outrigger shaft A, this annulus 621a has divided two spring accommodation holes 623,625 in the guiding sleeve.

Be arranged in the first spring accommodation hole 623 in the place ahead, disposing the flange 609c on the cardinal extremity 609a that is located at outside guiding part 609.Outside guiding part 609 forwards applies power by second spring 615 that is provided with along outrigger shaft A between flange 609c and limiter 621, thereby this flange 609c is cooperated with the stage portion 611a that forms at guiding sleeve 611 front ends.Outside guiding part 609 is by pushing and overcome the power of second spring 615, thereby rearward slides with respect to guiding sleeve 611.

Be arranged in the second spring accommodation hole 625 at rear, the flange 607c that is provided with between base portion 607a that has disposed at inboard guiding part 607 and the extension 607b.Inboard guiding part 607 forwards applies power by the 3rd spring 617 that is provided with along outrigger shaft A between flange 607c and rotation shaft joint 619, thereby this flange 607c is cooperated with limiter 621.Inboard guiding part 607 utilizes the elasticity of the 3rd spring 617 can keep certain to the pressure of the connector ends that will clear up.

Possess at a spring under the situation of afterburning function and rotary power propagation function, because spring constant is big, so the pressing force of inboard guiding part front end is greater than the pressure of needs, so thereby clear up band T sometimes and can not successfully advance.But, as mentioned above,, and make the power that applies littler than rotary power transmission with the spring constant of spring with the spring constant of spring by spring 613 that transmitting rotary power is set respectively and the spring 617 that forwards applies power, cleaning band T is successfully advanced.

Cleaning portion 605 when the end face P2 of the joints of optical fibre of adapter AD has been installed in Figure 22 (c) expression cleaning.As shown in the figure, Yi Bian outside guiding part 609 is rearward slided with respect to guiding sleeve 611, Yi Bian the front end 607b of inboard guiding part 607 is inserted among the slot AD1 of adapter AD.More specifically, at first, cleaning portion 605 is positioned, make the preceding end in contact of slot AD1 of the front end 609b and the adapter AD of outside guiding part 609, and cleaning portion 605 is advanced to end face P2.Outside guiding part 609 is pushed back by slot AD1, and compresses second spring 615.Inboard guiding part 607 and guiding sleeve 611 forwards move with respect to outside guiding part 609.Like this, the front end 607b of inboard guiding part 607 is outstanding from outside guiding part 609, and the cleaning band T of its front end 607b contacts with the end face P2 of connector.

After similarly clearing up end face P2 with the 3rd embodiment, when when adapter AD draws back cleaning portion 605, outside guiding part 609 applies power by second spring 615 and gets back to the position shown in Figure 22 (a), and the front end 607b of inboard guiding part 607 is contained in the inside of outside guiding part 609 once more.

Like this, because the front end 607b of inboard guiding part 607 is positioned at guiding part 609 inside, the outside, so when can prevent to make dirty before use cleaning band T, can prevent to clear up in use band T and contact with the ferrule end face part in addition of connector and make dirty.

As indicated in according to above explanation, the joints of optical fibre of the present invention have following feature with the embodiment of the method for cleaning of the ferrule end face of the clearer and the joints of optical fibre:

(1) joints of optical fibre clearer 1, it possesses: shell 10; Collecting device 32 and discharge device 34 at the cleaning band T of above-mentioned enclosure configuration; As cleaning plant 20 with outstanding bar-shaped cleaning portion 21 in the above-mentioned shell outside, promptly the above-mentioned cleaning band of emitting from above-mentioned discharge device can be advanced be erected at movably above-mentioned cleaning portion front end to expose state, and the front end of above-mentioned cleaning portion is contacted with the end face of the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre, to clear up the cleaning plant of above-mentioned end face; In above-mentioned enclosure, connect coaxially with respect to above-mentioned cleaning portion, and the cleaning portion whirligig 23 that can support with respect to above-mentioned shell with rotating freely; Roughly make above-mentioned collecting device and above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig respectively behind predetermined direction rotation predetermined angular simultaneously, making above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig be inverted to the gearing 40 of origin-location.

(2) joints of optical fibre clearer 1, it possesses: shell 10; Collecting device 32 and discharge device 34 at the cleaning band T of above-mentioned enclosure configuration; As cleaning plant 20 with outstanding bar-shaped cleaning portion 21 in the above-mentioned shell outside, promptly the above-mentioned cleaning band of emitting from above-mentioned discharge device can be advanced be erected at movably above-mentioned cleaning portion front end to expose state, and the front end of above-mentioned cleaning portion is contacted with the end face of the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre, to clear up the cleaning plant of above-mentioned end face; In above-mentioned enclosure, connect coaxially with respect to above-mentioned cleaning portion, and the cleaning portion whirligig 23 that can support with respect to above-mentioned shell with rotating freely; Connect coaxially with respect to above-mentioned cleaning portion, and the guidance device 22 of the cleaning band that can support with respect to above-mentioned shell with rotating freely; Make above-mentioned collecting device and above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig roughly simultaneously respectively behind predetermined direction rotation predetermined angular, making above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig be inverted to the gearing 40 of origin-location.

Above-mentioned gearing 40 makes the roughly rotation simultaneously of above-mentioned collecting device 32 and discharge device 34 and cleaning portion whirligig 23.

(4) above-mentioned cleaning portion 21 possesses the bar-like member 211 of hollow and at the good parts 212 of sliding of the front-end configuration of above-mentioned bar-like member.

(5) above-mentioned cleaning portion 21 possesses the bar-like member 211 of hollow and the roller that can install at the front end of above-mentioned bar-like member with rotating freely.

(6) major part of above-mentioned cleaning portion 21 is solid bar-like members.

(7) above-mentioned cleaning band T is the cloth of handling through anti-fluffing.

(8) above-mentioned cleaning band T is through weaving cotton cloth that anti-fluffing is handled.

(9) structure of above-mentioned gearing 40 is, has arm 412 along the vertical direction lifting, make above-mentioned collecting device 32 when first party rotates up first angle in descending motion by above-mentioned arm, make above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig 23 rotate up second angle, and the upward movement by above-mentioned arm make above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig rotate above-mentioned second angle on the contrary with second direction in second party.

(10) structure of above-mentioned gearing 40 is, has arm 412 along the vertical direction lifting, make above-mentioned collecting device 32 rotate up first angle and make above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig 23 when second party rotates up second angle in descending motion in first party by above-mentioned arm, make above-mentioned discharge device rotate up above-mentioned first angle, and make above-mentioned cleaning portion's whirligig and second direction rotate above-mentioned second angle on the contrary by the upward movement of above-mentioned arm the third party.

(11) arm 412 of above-mentioned gearing 40 has a plurality of otch 412a, the 412b that forms along its length direction, above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig 23 has a plurality of projections 233 set on its outer peripheral face, during above-mentioned arm descending motion, utilize the otch of above-mentioned arm to depress the projection of above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig in proper order, above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig just rotates predetermined angular in a predetermined direction; During above-mentioned arm upward movement, utilize on the otch order of above-mentioned arm and push to the projection of stating cleaning portion whirligig, above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig just rotates predetermined angular on the contrary with predetermined direction.

(12) structure of the arm 412 of above-mentioned gearing 40 is, tooth bar with a plurality of groove of the notch 413A is arranged, the above-mentioned cleaning whirligig 23A of portion has the pinion wheel that has with a plurality of tooth 231A of above-mentioned tooth bar engagement, and rising by above-mentioned arm or descending motion are rotated above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig on predetermined direction or its reverse direction.

(13) method of the ferrule end face of the cleaning joints of optical fibre, has following operation: the operation that the cleaning belt surface is contacted with the ferrule end face of the joints of optical fibre, the operation that above-mentioned cleaning band is only moved a certain distance in the longitudinal direction, above-mentioned cleaning band in moving process, the operation that above-mentioned cleaning band is rotated on the joint face of the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre.

(14) method of the ferrule end face of the cleaning joints of optical fibre, have following operation: the cleaning portion front end that will set up the cleaning band movably inserts the operation of the joints of optical fibre, the operation that the cleaning band of above-mentioned cleaning portion front end is contacted with the ferrule end face of the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre, in making above-mentioned cleaning band and process that above-mentioned ferrule end face contacts, the operation of rotation when making above-mentioned cleaning Tape movement.

(15) joints of optical fibre clearer 501, it has: make to be hold by one hand the shell 503 of size; Bar-shaped cleaning portion 505 in the setting of above-mentioned shell front end with outrigger shaft; Be disposed at collecting device 545 and discharge device 547 in the above-mentioned shell, emit and behind the front end of above-mentioned cleaning portion, be wound up into the cleaning band T of above-mentioned collecting device from above-mentioned discharge device; Making above-mentioned cleaning portion is the cleaning portion whirligig 525 of center rotation scheduled volume with above-mentioned outrigger shaft; When driving above-mentioned collecting device, drive the manual operation unit 535 of above-mentioned cleaning portion whirligig; Above-mentioned cleaning portion has: make above-mentioned cleaning band around the bar-shaped inboard guiding part 507 of side and leading section with make the front end of above-mentioned inboard guiding part expose the outside guiding part 509 that surrounds above-mentioned inboard guiding part and cleaning band periphery under the state; Inboard guiding part and outside guiding part independently and to extreme direction before above-mentioned apply power respectively.

(16) cleaning portion 505 is being supported by the axle of being located on the shell 503 517 on the base end part, and can be that fulcrum rotates predetermined angular with respect to shell with above-mentioned axle.

(17) joints of optical fibre clearer also has the lid 591 that can be installed in the above-mentioned cleaning portion 505 with freely loading and unloading, and above-mentioned lid has the cylindrical portion 595 that possesses the patchhole 593 that is suitable for inserting the male side terminal.

(18) above-mentioned lid 591 also has the cap 597 that covers above-mentioned patchhole 593.

(19) joints of optical fibre clearer 501, it possesses: shell 503; As the cleaning portion 505,605 that is located at above-mentioned shell one end, promptly has bar-like member, above-mentioned bar-like member is that the center rotatably is supported on the above-mentioned shell with its outrigger shaft, and cleaning band is can be in the cleaning portion on the front end that supports above-mentioned bar-like member on the strip length direction movably under the state that exposes; Be located at the movably operating portion 535 on the above-mentioned shell; Combine with above-mentioned bar-like member and aforesaid operations portion, and to make above-mentioned bar-like member according to aforesaid operations portion mobile be the cleaning portion rotating driving device 525 of center rotation with above-mentioned outrigger shaft; Portion combines with aforesaid operations, around above-mentioned cleaning band, and makes the collecting device 545 of above-mentioned cleaning tape travel at above-mentioned bar-like member front end according to the Move Volumes of aforesaid operations portion.

(20) above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device 525 moves by first of aforesaid operations portion 535 above-mentioned bar-like member 507,607 is being rotated on the clockwise direction of above-mentioned outrigger shaft; Move by second of aforesaid operations portion and to make above-mentioned bar-like member to counter rotation and turn back to the origin-location; Above-mentioned collecting device 545 has and rotatably is supported on the above-mentioned shell 503, and the coiling portion 551 of the above-mentioned cleaning band of reeling, during above-mentioned coiling portion moves by first and second of aforesaid operations portion any be all to the preset rotating direction rotation and the above-mentioned cleaning band of reeling, and make above-mentioned cleaning tape travel at the front end of above-mentioned bar-like member.

(21) above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device 525 has: be arranged on above-mentioned bar-like member 507,607 cardinal extremity pinion wheel 527 and be located at aforesaid operations portion 535, with the tooth bar 529 of above-mentioned pinion.

(22) above-mentioned collecting device 545 has: the axle of rotatably being located on the above-mentioned shell 503 557 supports, and the coiling portion 551 of the above-mentioned cleaning band of reeling; On the bearing of trend of above-mentioned axle, be disposed at the both sides of above-mentioned coiling portion, and rotatably be supported in the first rotation drive plate 553 and the second rotation drive plate 555 on the above-mentioned axle; Be located at first ratchet device 559 between the above-mentioned coiling portion and the first rotation drive plate; Be located at second ratchet device 561 between the above-mentioned coiling portion and the second rotation drive plate; Above-mentioned first and second ratchet device will be that the rotation of first sense of rotation at center be delivered to above-mentioned coiling portion with above-mentioned axle only.

(23) above-mentioned collecting device 545 has the movable member 575 that the mobile phase with aforesaid operations portion 535 should move, above-mentioned movable member have with first tooth bar 571 of first pinion wheel, 554 engagements set on the above-mentioned first rotation drive plate 553 and with second tooth bar 573 of second pinion wheel, 556 engagements set on the above-mentioned second rotation drive plate 555; Above-mentioned first and second tooth bar and above-mentioned first and second pinion, thus with moving of aforesaid operations portion 535 above-mentioned first and second rotation drive plate is rotated on opposite mutually direction.

(24) above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device 525 has the spring 513,613 that connects above-mentioned pinion wheel 527 and above-mentioned bar-like member 507,607.

(25) above-mentioned cleaning portion 505,605 has the guiding sleeve 511,611 that supports above-mentioned bar-like member 507,607, and above-mentioned guiding sleeve rotatably is supported on the above-mentioned shell 503, thereby changes the angle of above-mentioned outrigger shaft A with respect to the longitudinal axis z of above-mentioned shell.

(26) above-mentioned cleaning portion 505,605 has: be supported in the tubular guiding sleeve 511,611 on the above-mentioned shell 503; With can be slidably supported on the medial surface of above-mentioned guiding sleeve along above-mentioned outrigger shaft A, and can hold the outside guiding part 509,609 of the tubular of above-mentioned bar-like member 507,607 and cleaning band T slidably along above-mentioned outrigger shaft; Above-mentioned bar-like member is connected with above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device through link 513,613, to bear the revolving force from above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device 525; Above-mentioned outside guiding part have can with the stage portion 511a that on above-mentioned guiding sleeve, forms, auxiliary section 509c, 609c that 611a cooperates, along above-mentioned outrigger shaft the preceding extreme direction of above-mentioned bar-like member is applied power by spring set between above-mentioned outside guiding part and above-mentioned bar-like member 515,615, thereby above-mentioned stage portion and auxiliary section are cooperated.

(27) above-mentioned cleaning portion 605 has: be supported in the tubular guiding sleeve 611 on the above-mentioned shell 503; Can be slidably supported on the medial surface of above-mentioned guiding sleeve along above-mentioned outrigger shaft A, and can hold the outside guiding part 609 of the tubular of above-mentioned bar-like member 607 and cleaning band T slidably along above-mentioned outrigger shaft; As with above-mentioned outrigger shaft be the center base portion that rotatably is supported in above-mentioned guiding sleeve rotation shaft joint 619, with the cardinal extremity 607a of above-mentioned bar-like member 607 with respect to motionless mutually on above-mentioned outrigger shaft circumferential, and the rotation shaft joint that can cooperate slidably along above-mentioned outrigger shaft; Above-mentioned rotation shaft joint is connected with above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device through link 613, to bear the revolving force from above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device 525; Above-mentioned bar-like member has the bar-like member flange 607c that can cooperate with the auxiliary section 621a on being located at above-mentioned guiding sleeve, along above-mentioned outrigger shaft the preceding extreme direction of above-mentioned bar-like member is applied power by set spring 617 between above-mentioned bar-like member flange and above-mentioned rotation shaft joint, thereby above-mentioned bar-like member flange is cooperated with above-mentioned auxiliary section; Above-mentioned outside guiding part has the outside guiding part flange 609c that can cooperate with the stage portion 611a on being formed on above-mentioned guiding sleeve, along above-mentioned outrigger shaft the preceding extreme direction of above-mentioned bar-like member is applied power by spring 615 set between the auxiliary section of above-mentioned outside guiding part flange and above-mentioned guiding sleeve, thereby above-mentioned outside guiding part flange and above-mentioned stage portion are cooperated.

(28) above-mentioned shell 503 has elongated shape.

(29) above-mentioned cleaning portion rotating driving device 525 mechanically is connected with above-mentioned bar-like member 507,607 and aforesaid operations portion 535, and above-mentioned collecting device 545 mechanically is connected with aforesaid operations portion.

As above, adopt the joints of optical fibre of the present invention, have the following advantages with clearer 1,1F and 501.

(1) owing to the cleaning band of cleaning is contacted with the ferrule end face of connector, reaches the ferrule end face of rotation Yi Bian move, on one side so can dirt be adhered to again with the cleaning connector.In addition, the deviation that does not have the artificial cleaning deviation that produces and each cleaning.Have again, can reduce the waste in the use of cleaning band.

(2) by the descending motion of manual operation unit (handle), can make the roughly rotation side by side of collecting device and cleaning portion, on one side can make the cleaning Tape movement with shirtsleeve operation, Yi Bian make its rotation and cleaning ferrule end face.

(3) by the upward movement of manual operation unit (handle), turn back to original state owing to making cleaning portion reverse and unclamp reversing of cleaning band, so can all carry out removal treatment at every turn with identical state to other direction.

(4) owing to the guide mechanism that is provided with the cleaning band, thus the cleaning band of emitting from discharge device is advanced towards cleaning portion reliably, and obtain stable cleaning effect.

(5) owing to making the roughly rotation side by side of collecting device and discharge device, so, belt sag also can not occur clearing up and break away from the situation of difficult that becomes of advancing from guide posts although it is advanced while the cleaning band is contacted with the ferrule end face of connector.Therefore, can stablize and carry out repeatedly removal treatment.

(6) cleaning portion, can easily advance at front end when can and arrive front end reliably by bar-like member guiding cleaning band by having the bar-like member that possesses the hollow of the good parts of sliding at front end.

(7) cleaning portion can further advance the cleaning band with littler driving force by having the roller that is located at hollow rod-shape parts front end sleekly.

(8) cleaning portion can more easily set up the cleaning band by having solid bar-like member.

(9) the cleaning band passes through the cloth of the anti-fluffing processing of use warp, does not cause the insertion loss to increase thereby can not come off because of the part of fiber when clearing up.

(10) cleaning band is by using through weaving cotton cloth that anti-fluffing is handled, can be by the reticulate pattern of weaving cotton cloth from all directions wiping ferrule end face, and can obtain better cleaning effect.

(11) be located at a plurality of otch on the manual operation unit (handle) and be located at the rotation that portion is cleared up in the cooperation of a plurality of projections on the cleaning portion whirligig by utilization, can easily make and make advancing and rotating synchronous clearer of cleaning band.

(12) be located at the tooth bar on the manual operation unit (handle) by utilization and be connected to the rotation that portion is cleared up in the engagement between the pinion wheel of cleaning portion, can easily make and make advancing and rotating synchronous clearer of cleaning band.

(13) adopt and clear up the structure that band hangs over the front end of elongated inboard guiding part, can clear up actual installation density height reliably and be arranged at the ferrule end face of narrow openings depths.

(14) by guiding cleaning band with inboard guiding part and outside guiding part, can the cleaning band do not stablize with coming off advance in, can utilize outside guiding part to protect the cleaning band not made dirty etc.

(15) inboard guiding part by to the shell retractable apply power, can always clear up ferrule end face, and can not contact with ferrule end face is powerful with certain pressure, can not cause damage to end face.

(16) even be positioned at ferrule end face under the situation of opening depths, contact with its edge of opening and inboard guiding part is advanced by making outside guiding part, also can be reliably and easily clear up ferrule end face.

(17),, also can correctly contact ferrule end face and improve cleaning property and ease of use by cleaning portion up being provided with respect to shell and using even under the downward situation of ferrule end face.

(18) by at cleaning portion mounting cover, can protect the cleaning band in order to avoid make dirty.By mounting cap,, also can avoid dirt and dust etc. to enter in the lid again even under long-time obsolete situation.

(19) by possessing patchhole at cleaning portion mounting cover and at front end, male can being inserted into inserts in the hole also can clear up easily and promptly.

(20) by making inboard guiding part be positioned at the inboard of outside guiding part, can protect and use preceding cleaning band in order to avoid make dirty.In addition, can prevent to touch in use the ferrule end face connector inside in addition that will clear up.

(21) by possessing the spring that rotary power is delivered to the spring of inboard guiding part and inboard guiding part is applied power respectively, inboard guiding part is contacted with ferrule end face with suitable pressure, and can not damage ferrule end face, and can clear up well ferrule end face.

Have, the present invention is not limited to illustrated embodiment again, by carrying out suitable change, can implement in other multiple mode.

For example, in the collecting device 545 of the 3rd embodiment, first and second tooth bar 571,573 can adopt the structure that is made of one with operating portion 535.

Experimental example

Estimate the cleaning effect of clearer 1 to Figure 28 with reference to Figure 25.

In experiment 1-3, smear reflection loss amount (dB) preceding, that dirt is smeared back and 50 ferrule end faces of cleaning back mensuration at dirt.

In experiment 1, make and take back commentaries on classics, and cleared up the ferrule end face (with reference to Figure 25 (a), Figure 26) of the collar.

In experiment 2, band is advanced, and cleared up the ferrule end face (with reference to Figure 25 (b), Figure 27) of the collar.

In experiment 3, similarly make band advance and turn round with embodiment, and cleared up the ferrule end face (with reference to Figure 25 (c), Figure 28) of the collar.

Its result, with reference to Figure 25, the reflection loss amount after the cleaning of experiment 1, experiment 2 is in the scope of about 40-45dB.On the other hand, the reflection loss amount after the cleaning of experiment 3 is about 55dB, and the cleaning effect of experiment 3 compares with experiment 1,2, is improved.Therefore, make to clear up the clearer of being with the present embodiment of advancing and clearing up rotatably and only make to clear up and be with the clearer of advancing or clearing up rotatably to compare, demonstrate aspect cleaning effect good.

Clearer 1,1F, 501 are used for being assembled into the cleaning of joint face of the joints of optical fibre of optical communication equipment.Especially, be equipped with at the joints of optical fibre under the situation of adapter, the cover ring joint face of the joints of optical fibre is disposed at the depths of adapter.This type of is positioned at the joint face of depths applicable to cleaning for clearer 1,1F, 501.

Therefore, clearer 1,1F, 501 are applicable to that the joints of optical fibre that are provided with in detection and the optical communication connection device when optical communication connection device dispatches from the factory are because of any former thereby detection when being connected again.Have, the full content of the instructions of the instructions of the Japan 2003-293006 patented claim that will be proposed on August 13rd, 2003 by same applicant and the Japan 2003-400172 patented claim that proposes on November 28th, 2003 is incorporated in the present specification for your guidance again.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment of foregoing invention, by carrying out suitable change, and can embodied in other.

Claims (2)

1. a method of clearing up the ferrule end face of the joints of optical fibre is characterized in that, has following operation:

Cleaning band (T) that will emit from discharge device (34) and that be wound on the collecting device (32) is erected at operation on the front end of bar-shaped cleaning portion (21) movably at the length direction of band;

The operation that the cleaning band of the front end of above-mentioned cleaning portion is contacted with the ferrule end face of the joints of optical fibre;

By making above-mentioned collecting device and above-mentioned cleaning portion simultaneously respectively to predetermined direction rotation predetermined angular, thereby above-mentioned cleaning band is only moved a certain distance, the operation that above-mentioned cleaning band is rotated on the joint face of the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre on its length direction; And

After the operation of above-mentioned rotation, make above-mentioned cleaning portion be inverted to the operation of origin-location.

2. a method of clearing up the ferrule end face of the joints of optical fibre is characterized in that, has following operation:

Cleaning band (T) that will emit from discharge device (34) and that be wound on the collecting device (32) is erected at operation on the front end of bar-shaped cleaning portion (21) movably at the length direction of band;

The front end of above-mentioned cleaning portion is inserted the operation of the joints of optical fibre;

The operation that the cleaning band of the front end of above-mentioned cleaning portion is contacted with the ferrule end face of the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre;

Make above-mentioned cleaning band and above-mentioned ferrule end face period of contact, by making above-mentioned collecting device and above-mentioned cleaning portion simultaneously respectively to predetermined direction rotation predetermined angular, thus the operation of rotation when making above-mentioned cleaning Tape movement; And

After above-mentioned rotation operation, make above-mentioned cleaning portion be inverted to the operation of origin-location.

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