CN215181009U - Assembling device of optical fiber adapter - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an assembly device of an optical fiber adapter, which is used for combining and installing an MT (terminal connector) ferrule assembly and an adapter, and comprises a base, an assembly table, a driving device and an adapter driving piece, wherein the assembly table and the driving device are arranged on the base side by side; the adapter is arranged in the adapter positioning structure, and the bayonet faces one end of the bayonet opening structure. The assembly device adopting the optical fiber adapter can effectively improve the assembly efficiency and the product yield, and simultaneously reduces the safety risk to be lower.

Description

Assembling device of optical fiber adapter

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a relevant technical field of optical communication, more accurate saying so relates to an assembly device of optic fibre adapter.

Background

Fiber optic adapters are devices that enable removable connections between optical fibers and are used in large numbers in optical transmission systems. An ideal fiber optic adapter would be able to precisely mate the two end faces of the optical fibers together so that the optical energy output by the transmitting fiber is maximally coupled into the receiving fiber with minimal impact on the optical transmission system in which it is interposed in the optical link. It can be seen that the optical fiber adapter has an influence on various performances such as reliability of the optical transmission system. The optical fiber adapter is a multi-core multi-channel plug-in adapter, and compared with other types of adapters, the optical fiber adapter has the characteristics of more jumper cores and small volume, so that the optical fiber adapter is widely applied to a circuit environment with higher optical fiber wiring density, and the wiring space of a cabinet can be effectively saved.

As shown in fig. 1, the conventional optical fiber adapter includes an adaptor 100 and an MT ferrule assembly 200, the ferrule assembly 200 has an MT ferrule 201, the MT ferrule 201 is inserted into the adaptor 100 to form the optical fiber adapter, in order to ensure the connection between the adaptor 100 and the MT ferrule assembly 200, the adaptor 100 having a bayonet 101 is generally selected, and when the MT ferrule 201 is inserted into the adaptor 100, the bayonet 101 buckles the rear end of the MT ferrule 201, so as to ensure the optical fiber adapter is installed firmly.

The conventional fiber optic adapters are generally assembled by manually or by using a simple tool, and the MT end 201 is inserted into the adapter 100 after the bayonet 101 is separated, which has some disadvantages: 1. the bayonet 101 is difficult to separate, the assembly efficiency is low, and the bayonet is not suitable for mass production; 2. the opening degree of the bayonet 101 is not controlled, and too much opening can cause the bayonet 101 not to rebound and hold the MT end 201 in time, so that poor installation is caused, and the product yield is low; 3. the MT end 201 may not be installed in place, resulting in poor installation and low product yield; 4. the MT end 201 is provided with a plurality of bare optical fibers, and the optical fibers are easy to damage and cause scrapping due to manual operation and installation, so that the product scrapping rate is high; 5. the tail end of the Kaur 101 is sharp, and the Kaur 101 is easy to slip when being separated, so that the installer is injured, and the safety risk is high.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide an assembling apparatus for an optical fiber adapter, which adopts a mechanical driving manner to realize the assembling of the optical fiber adapter.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an assembly device of an optical fiber adapter, which is used for combining and installing an MT ferrule assembly and an adapter, the MT ferrule assembly is provided with an MT end head, the adaptor is provided with a bayonet, when the MT ferrule assembly is inserted into the adaptor, the bayonet is buckled at the rear end of the MT end, the assembly device of the optical fiber adapter comprises a base, an assembly table, a driving device and an adapter driving piece, the assembly table and the driving device are arranged on the base side by side, the adapter driving piece is connected with the assembly table in a sliding way, the adapter driving piece is in power connection with the driving device, the driving device drives the adapter driving piece to slide relative to the assembling table, one end of the adapter driving piece, which is far away from the driving device, is provided with an adapter positioning structure, and a bayonet opening structure is arranged at a position, corresponding to the adapter positioning structure, on the assembling table; the adapter is installed in the adapter positioning structure, and the bayonet faces one end of the bayonet opening structure.

Preferably, the assembly table comprises a driving rod, the driving rod is connected with the assembly table in a sliding manner, the driving rod is in power connection with the driving device, and the driving rod and the adaptor driving piece slide in the same direction; when the MT inserting core assembly is placed on the assembling table and is in butt joint with the adapter, one end, far away from the driving device, of the driving rod is located at the rear end of the MT end head.

Preferably, when the bayonet is a two-claw structure, the bayonet spreading structure is two spreading pieces protruding out of the assembly table.

Preferably, the driving device is one of an air cylinder, an oil cylinder and a motor.

Preferably, a robotic arm is included; the robotic arm placing the adapter in the adapter positioning structure when the fiber optic adapter assembly device is in use; and after the assembling device of the optical fiber adapter is assembled, the mechanical arm takes out the assembled optical fiber adapter.

Preferably, the driving device is connected with a setting sensor and a controller.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses an assembly device of optical fiber adapter's advantage lies in: the assembly device adopting the optical fiber adapter can effectively improve the assembly efficiency and the product yield; the safety risk of the assembly device using the fiber adapter is low; adopt the assembly device of optic fibre adapter can use manpower sparingly, improves the productivity, and is convenient for automatic repacking.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an assembly process of a fiber optic adapter according to the prior art.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an assembling apparatus for an optical fiber adapter according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a part of the structure of an assembly apparatus of an optical fiber adapter according to the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the assembly device of the optical fiber adapter according to the present invention after the adapter is placed thereon.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the bayonet of the adapter of the assembly device of the fiber optic adapter being spread apart.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing the MT ferrule assembly placed on the assembly device of the fiber adapter and mated with the bayonet.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the MT ferrule assembly after being inserted into the adapter.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating the operation process of the mounting rod driving the MT ferrule assembly to be inserted into the adapter.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the operation process of resetting the mounting rod after the MT ferrule assembly is inserted into the adaptor.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 2, the present application provides an assembly apparatus of an optical fiber adapter, which is used for combining and installing an MT ferrule assembly 200 and an adapter 100, wherein the MT ferrule assembly 200 has an MT ferrule 201, the adapter 100 has a bayonet 101, and when the MT ferrule assembly 200 is inserted into the adapter 100, the bayonet 101 catches the rear end of the MT ferrule 201. The assembling device of the optical fiber adapter comprises a base 11, an assembling table 12, a driving device 13 and an adapter driving part 14, wherein the assembling table 12 and the driving device 13 are installed on the base 11 side by side, the adapter driving part 14 is connected with the assembling table 12 in a sliding manner, the adapter driving part 14 is in power connection with the driving device 13, the driving device 13 drives the adapter driving part 14 to slide relative to the assembling table 12, an adapter positioning structure 141 is arranged at one end, far away from the driving device 13, of the adapter driving part 14, and in use, the adapter 100 is installed in the adapter positioning structure 141, and the bayonet 101 faces one end, far away from the driving device 13. The assembly table 12 has a bayonet opening structure 121 at a position corresponding to the adaptor positioning structure 141. Referring to fig. 4 to 7, when the driving device 13 drives the adaptor 14 to move toward the bayonet spreading structure 121 through the adaptor driving member 14, the bayonet spreading structure 121 spreads the opening 101, and then the MT tip 201 is inserted into the adaptor 100 from the bayonet 101, after the MT tip 201 is inserted into the adaptor 100, the driving device 13 drives the adaptor 100 to reset, and the bayonet 101 leaves the bayonet spreading structure 121 to buckle the rear end of the MT tip 201, thereby completing the assembly of the optical fiber adapter.

It should be noted that the driving device 13 may be a cylinder, an oil cylinder, a motor, or the like. In the illustration, the bayonet 101 is a two-claw structure, and the bayonet spreading structure 121 is two spreading members protruding out of the assembly table 12. However, it is also possible that the bayonet 101 has a three-jaw or more structure, and the bayonet opening structure 121 is correspondingly configured to have a plurality of opening pieces for the bayonet 101 having a three-jaw or more structure. The bayonet 101 may also adopt a structure without jaws but requiring flaring and expanding, and the bayonet expanding structure 121 may be correspondingly arranged.

The assembling device of the optical fiber adapter requires few manual operations during the use process, and comprises the following steps: 1. manually placing the adaptor 100; 2. controlling the driving device 13 to operate; 3. placing the MT ferrule assembly 200; 4. and taking out the assembled fiber optic adapter. The bayonet 101 and the MT end 201 are not contacted in the manual operation process, the assembly efficiency can be effectively improved, the yield is guaranteed, and the risk is reduced.

Referring to fig. 3, the assembly apparatus of the fiber optic adapter further includes a driving rod 15, the driving rod 15 is slidably connected to the assembly table 12, the driving rod 15 is power connected to the driving apparatus 13, and the driving rod 15 and the adaptor driving member 14 slide in the same direction. When the MT ferrule assembly 200 is placed on the assembly table 12 and mated with the adapter 100, the end of the driving rod 15 remote from the driving device 13 is located at the rear end of the MT end 201. As shown in fig. 8, when the driving rod 15 is driven by the driving device 13 to move toward the driving device 13, the MT end 201 is driven to move toward the driving device 13 until the MT end 201 is inserted into the adaptor 100. As shown in fig. 9, after MT end 201 is fully inserted into adaptor 100, drive rod 15 moves away from drive device 13 and away from MT end 201. By providing the driving rod 15, the MT end can be inserted into the adaptor 100 without manual operation, thereby further improving the assembly efficiency and the product yield, and reducing the operation risk.

In particular, the optical fiber adapter can be modified automatically, and the mechanical arm and other devices are used to implement the actions of placing the adapter 100 and taking out the assembled optical fiber adapter, and the mechanical arm can implement the actions in a clamping or adsorbing manner. The sensor and the controller are connected with the driving device 13, the sensor monitors the assembling state of the optical fiber adapter, and the controller controls the driving device 13 to act, so that the full automation of the assembling of the optical fiber adapter is realized.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (6)

1. An assembling device of optical fiber adapter is used for combining and installing an MT ferrule assembly and an adapter, the MT ferrule assembly is provided with an MT end head, the adapter is provided with a bayonet, when the MT ferrule assembly is inserted into the adapter, the bayonet is buckled at the rear end of the MT end head, it is characterized in that the assembly device of the optical fiber adapter comprises a base, an assembly table, a driving device and an adapter driving piece, the assembly table and the driving device are arranged on the base side by side, the adapter driving piece is connected with the assembly table in a sliding way, the adapter driving piece is in power connection with the driving device, the driving device drives the adapter driving piece to slide relative to the assembling table, one end of the adapter driving piece, which is far away from the driving device, is provided with an adapter positioning structure, and a bayonet opening structure is arranged at a position, corresponding to the adapter positioning structure, on the assembling table; the adapter is installed in the adapter positioning structure, and the bayonet faces one end of the bayonet opening structure.

2. The assembly apparatus of claim 1, including a drive rod slidably coupled to the assembly station and in powered communication with the drive apparatus, the drive rod sliding in the same direction as the adapter drive member; when the MT inserting core assembly is placed on the assembling table and is in butt joint with the adapter, one end, far away from the driving device, of the driving rod is located at the rear end of the MT end head.

3. The assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bayonet spreading structure is two spreading members protruding from the assembly table when the bayonet is a two-prong structure.

4. The assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein the driving device is one of a pneumatic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, and a motor.

5. The assembly apparatus of fiber optic adapters of claim 1, comprising a robotic arm; the robotic arm placing the adapter in the adapter positioning structure when the fiber optic adapter assembly device is in use; and after the assembling device of the optical fiber adapter is assembled, the mechanical arm takes out the assembled optical fiber adapter.

6. The assembly apparatus of claim 2, wherein the drive device is coupled to the placement sensor and the controller.

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