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- JPH0352043B2 JPH0352043B2 JP57183425A JP18342582A JPH0352043B2 JP H0352043 B2 JPH0352043 B2 JP H0352043B2 JP 57183425 A JP57183425 A JP 57183425A JP 18342582 A JP18342582 A JP 18342582A JP H0352043 B2 JPH0352043 B2 JP H0352043B2
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
- G02B6/2555—Alignment or adjustment devices for aligning prior to splicing
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- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3616—Holders, macro size fixtures for mechanically holding or positioning fibres, e.g. on an optical bench
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- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
- G02B6/3648—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures
- G02B6/3652—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures the additional structures being prepositioning mounting areas, allowing only movement in one dimension, e.g. grooves, trenches or vias in the microbench surface, i.e. self aligning supporting carriers
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
(イ) 産業上の利用分野
この発明は光フアイバの位置決め治具、主とし
て光フアイバ相互の接続や光フアイバと他の機器
との接続に際して使用される位置決め治具に関す
るものである。[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a positioning jig for optical fibers, mainly used for connecting optical fibers to each other or connecting optical fibers to other equipment. It is.
(ロ) 従来技術
光フアイバを接続するに際しては、光フアイバ
を正しく位置決めして所定位置に保持する必要が
あるため、従来から第１図に示す如き位置決め治
具が使用されている。(b) Prior Art When connecting optical fibers, it is necessary to correctly position the optical fibers and hold them in a predetermined position, so a positioning jig as shown in FIG. 1 has conventionally been used.
第１図に示す治具は、治具本体１にＶ形の位置
決め溝２を設け、その溝２に適合する逆三角形の
押え部材３の先端に押え方向（矢印）と直角の平
面部４を形成し、その平面部４に光フアイバａを
係合して溝２の底部に押し込み、光フアイバａを
平面部４と溝２の底部コーナとの間で保持するよ
うにしたものである。 The jig shown in Fig. 1 has a V-shaped positioning groove 2 in the jig body 1, and a flat part 4 perpendicular to the pressing direction (arrow) at the tip of an inverted triangular holding member 3 that fits into the groove 2. The optical fiber a is engaged with the flat part 4 and pushed into the bottom of the groove 2, so that the optical fiber a is held between the flat part 4 and the bottom corner of the groove 2.
(ハ) 発明によつて解決しようとする問題点
上記押え部材３の平面部４の幅は、位置決め精
度を良くするため１mm程度又はそれ以下に形成さ
れる。しかしながら、光フアイバａは極めて細い
ため（通常の通信用のもので百数十μｍ程度）、
平面部４に光フアイバａを係合して溝２の底部に
押し込む作業は甚だ難しく、応々にして第２図の
ように光フアイバａが平面部４から外れ、押え部
材３の傾斜側面と溝２の傾斜面の間に押し付けて
しまうことがあり、正しく位置決めできないこと
が多い。そこで、この発明は上記の問題を解決
し、光フアイバの位置決めを確実且つ容易に行な
える位置決め治具を提供することを目的とするも
のである。(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The width of the flat portion 4 of the presser member 3 is set to about 1 mm or less in order to improve positioning accuracy. However, since optical fiber a is extremely thin (about 100-odd μm for normal communication),
It is extremely difficult to engage the optical fiber a with the flat part 4 and push it into the bottom of the groove 2, and sometimes the optical fiber a comes off the flat part 4 as shown in FIG. It may be pressed between the slopes of the groove 2, and correct positioning may not be possible in many cases. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide a positioning jig that can reliably and easily position an optical fiber.
(ニ) 問題点を解決するための手段
上記の問題点を解決するために、この発明は第
３図又は第４図に示すように、治具本体１にＶ
形、Ｌ形等のコーナ部１０を有する位置決め溝１
１を設け、その溝１１の途中又は端にその溝１１
を横断する補助溝１２を設け、その補助溝１２の
底をコーナ部１０に挿入する光フアイバａの上面
と同等又はそれより深く形成し、上記コーナ部１
０に対向した押え面１３を有する押え部材１４を
上記補助溝１２に抜き差し自在に嵌合する構成を
基本的な構成とするものである。(d) Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, this invention has a V-shaped structure in the jig main body 1 as shown in FIG.
A positioning groove 1 having a corner portion 10 of a shape, L shape, etc.
1 is provided, and the groove 11 is provided in the middle or at the end of the groove 11.
An auxiliary groove 12 is provided that crosses the corner part 10, and the bottom of the auxiliary groove 12 is formed to be as deep as or deeper than the upper surface of the optical fiber a to be inserted into the corner part 10.
The basic structure is such that a holding member 14 having a holding surface 13 facing 0 is fitted into the auxiliary groove 12 so as to be freely inserted into and removed from the auxiliary groove 12.
第３図のａ図の場合の補助溝１２は、長さｌ、
深さｍをもち、その長さｌを位置決め溝１１の最
大幅ｄと同等又は図示のようにそれより大きく形
成してあり、その補助溝１２に長さｌの押え部材
１４を嵌合している。従つて、第３図のｂ図に示
すように、光フアイバａが位置決め溝１１のどの
部分に存在しても、押え部材１４を押込むと必ず
押え部材１４が光フアイバａに係合して押え部材
１４単独、又は位置決め溝１１の内壁面との相互
作用により、コーナ部１０に挿入される。また、
補助溝１２の深さｍをコーナ部１０に挿入した光
フアイバａの上面と同等になるよう形成してあ
る。したがつて、上方から差込んだ押え部材１４
の押え面１３が位置決め溝１１の底に着いた状態
で頂度光フアイバａの上面に当接することにな
る。 The auxiliary groove 12 in the case of Fig. 3a has a length l,
It has a depth m and a length l equal to or larger than the maximum width d of the positioning groove 11 as shown in the figure, and a holding member 14 having a length l is fitted into the auxiliary groove 12. There is. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3B, no matter where the optical fiber a is located in the positioning groove 11, when the presser member 14 is pushed in, the presser member 14 always engages with the optical fiber a. The holding member 14 is inserted into the corner portion 10 by itself or by interaction with the inner wall surface of the positioning groove 11 . Also,
The depth m of the auxiliary groove 12 is formed to be equal to the upper surface of the optical fiber a inserted into the corner portion 10. Therefore, the presser member 14 inserted from above
When the holding surface 13 reaches the bottom of the positioning groove 11, it comes into contact with the upper surface of the apex optical fiber a.
なお、光フアイバａの径の大小に適応するた
め、その他製作上の便宜のために、補助溝１２の
深さをm′で示すように前記の場合より深く形成
してもよい。 Incidentally, in order to adapt to the diameter of the optical fiber a, or for other manufacturing convenience, the depth of the auxiliary groove 12 may be formed deeper than in the above case, as indicated by m'.
また、第４図の場合は、補助溝１２をＬ形位置
決め溝１１より底幅及び深さのいずれにおいても
大きいＬ形の溝に形成し、押え部材１４の押え面
１３を斜めに形成し、且つ押え部材１４を位置決
め溝１１の横断方向に抜き差しできるように嵌合
したものである。 In the case of FIG. 4, the auxiliary groove 12 is formed into an L-shaped groove that is larger in both bottom width and depth than the L-shaped positioning groove 11, and the pressing surface 13 of the pressing member 14 is formed obliquely. Moreover, the presser member 14 is fitted in such a manner that it can be inserted into and removed from the positioning groove 11 in the transverse direction.
なお、押え面１３を上記のように斜めに形成す
る場合は、補助溝１２を第５図に示すように押え
面１３と平行の傾斜した溝底を有するように形成
してもよい。 In addition, when the holding surface 13 is formed obliquely as described above, the auxiliary groove 12 may be formed to have an inclined groove bottom parallel to the holding surface 13, as shown in FIG.
また、上記いずれの場合も、押え部材１４の押
え面１３の長さは、位置決め溝１１の形状に制約
されることなく十分長く設定することができる。 Further, in any of the above cases, the length of the holding surface 13 of the holding member 14 can be set to be sufficiently long without being restricted by the shape of the positioning groove 11.
(ホ) 実施例
第６図は第１実施例であり、治具本体１に所要
長さのＶ形位置決め溝１１を形成し、その溝１１
の途中に横断方向の補助溝１２を第３図の場合と
同様に形成し、長方形の板状押え部材１４を抜差
し自在に嵌めたものである。その押え部材１４は
スプリング１６を介して支持枠１５にスライド自
在に取付けられ、そのスプリング１６によつて光
フアイバａに対する押え力を緩和している。上記
の支持枠１５は揺動アーム１７の先端に軸着さ
れ、そのアーム１７の上下動によつて押え部材１
４は補助溝１２に差し込まれ、又は引出される。(e) Example FIG. 6 shows a first example, in which a V-shaped positioning groove 11 of a required length is formed in the jig main body 1, and the groove 11 is
An auxiliary groove 12 in the transverse direction is formed in the middle in the same way as in the case of FIG. 3, and a rectangular plate-shaped presser member 14 is fitted therein so as to be freely inserted and removed. The holding member 14 is slidably attached to the support frame 15 via a spring 16, and the spring 16 relieves the holding force against the optical fiber a. The support frame 15 is pivoted to the tip of a swinging arm 17, and as the arm 17 moves up and down, the holding member 1
4 is inserted into or pulled out from the auxiliary groove 12.
なお、上記治具本体１の後方には光フアイバａ
の被覆部ｂの押え装置１８が設置され、その押え
部材１９が揺動アーム２０に軸着されている。 Note that an optical fiber a is provided at the rear of the jig main body 1.
A holding device 18 for the covering portion b is installed, and its holding member 19 is pivoted to the swing arm 20.
次に、第７図に示す第２実施例は、上述の２本
の揺動アーム１７と２０を一体化した揺動板２１
を使用したものである。 Next, the second embodiment shown in FIG.
This is what was used.
また、第８図に示す第４実施例は、Ｖ形の位置
決め溝１１を多数並列に設けたものであり、補助
溝１２及び押え部材１４を各溝１１に共通するよ
う所定の長さに形成している。上記の補助溝１２
及び押え部材１４は、位置決め溝１１ごとに個別
に設けてもよい。 Further, in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 8, a large number of V-shaped positioning grooves 11 are provided in parallel, and the auxiliary groove 12 and the holding member 14 are formed to a predetermined length so that they are common to each groove 11. are doing. The above auxiliary groove 12
The holding member 14 may be provided individually for each positioning groove 11.
また、第９図に示す第５実施例は、治具本体１
に複数の位置決め溝１１，１１を溝の長さ方向に
所要の間隔をおき、且つ各溝１１，１１のコーナ
部１０の延長線が一致するよう直列に配置し、補
助溝１２及び押え部材１４を各溝１１，１１ごと
に個別に設けたものである。このように構成する
と、２本の光フアイバａの軸線が自動的に一致す
る利点がある。 Further, in the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the jig main body 1
A plurality of positioning grooves 11, 11 are placed in series at a required interval in the length direction of the grooves, and the extension lines of the corner portions 10 of each groove 11, 11 are aligned, and the auxiliary groove 12 and the holding member 14 are arranged in series. are individually provided for each groove 11, 11. This configuration has the advantage that the axes of the two optical fibers a automatically coincide.
なお、以上述べた各実施例は、いずれも位置決
め溝１１の途中にこれを横断する補助溝１２を設
けたものであるが、補助溝１２は位置決め溝１１
の端に設けても差支えない。また、１つの位置決
め溝１１に複数の補助溝１２を設け、各補助溝１
２に共通又は個別の押え部材１４を嵌合するよう
にしてもよい。 In each of the above-described embodiments, an auxiliary groove 12 is provided in the middle of the positioning groove 11 to cross the positioning groove 11.
There is no problem even if it is installed at the end of the In addition, a plurality of auxiliary grooves 12 are provided in one positioning groove 11, and each auxiliary groove 1
2 may be fitted with a common or individual presser member 14.
(ヘ) 効果
以上述べたように、この発明は開放端の幅が光
フアイバの径よりはるかに大きい位置決め溝を設
けたことにより、光フアイバをその溝内に入れる
作業は何らの精度を要せず、容易に入れることが
できる。(F) Effect As stated above, this invention provides a positioning groove whose open end width is much larger than the diameter of the optical fiber, so that the work of inserting the optical fiber into the groove does not require any precision. It can be easily inserted.
また、位置決め溝にその横断方向の補助溝を設
け、その補助溝に位置決め溝の開放端の幅と同等
か又はそれより長い押え部材を嵌合するように
し、かつ補助溝の底をコーナ部に挿入する光フア
イバの上面と同等又はそれより深く形成したこと
により、光フアイバが位置決め溝のどの部分に存
在しても、押え部材単独又は押え部材と位置決め
溝の内側壁との協働作用により、光フアイバを位
置決め溝のコーナ部に押込むことができる。した
がつて、正確な位置決めを容易に行なうことがで
きる効果がある。 Further, the positioning groove is provided with an auxiliary groove in its transverse direction, and a presser member having a width equal to or longer than the open end of the positioning groove is fitted into the auxiliary groove, and the bottom of the auxiliary groove is placed in the corner part. By forming the optical fiber at a depth equal to or deeper than the upper surface of the optical fiber to be inserted, no matter where the optical fiber is located in the positioning groove, the presser member alone or the presser member and the inner wall of the positioning groove can cooperate with each other. The optical fiber can be pushed into the corner of the positioning groove. Therefore, there is an effect that accurate positioning can be easily performed.
また位置決め溝は所要長さをもつて形成されて
いるので、光フアイバが安定よく支持される。更
に、押え部材の押え面が平坦に形成されるので、
光フアイバを傷つけることがない。 Further, since the positioning groove is formed to have a required length, the optical fiber can be supported stably. Furthermore, since the pressing surface of the pressing member is formed flat,
Will not damage optical fiber.
第１図及び第２図は従来の位置決め治具の基本
構成を示す断面図、第３図のａ図及びｂ図、第４
図、第５図はこの発明の基本構成を示す断面図、
第６図〜第９図はそれぞれ第１、第２、第３及び
第４実施例の斜視図である。
１……治具本体、１０……コーナ部、１１……
位置決め溝、１２……補助溝、１３……押え面、
１４……押え部材。
Figures 1 and 2 are sectional views showing the basic configuration of a conventional positioning jig, Figures a and b in Figure 3, Figures 4 and 4.
5 is a sectional view showing the basic configuration of this invention,
6 to 9 are perspective views of the first, second, third and fourth embodiments, respectively. 1... Jig body, 10... Corner part, 11...
Positioning groove, 12... Auxiliary groove, 13... Pressing surface,
14... Pressing member.
Claims (1)
はるかに大きく、かつＶ形、Ｌ形等のコーナ部を
有する所要長さの位置決め溝を設け、その溝の途
中にその溝を横断する補助溝を設け、その補助溝
の底をコーナ部に挿入する光フアイバの上面と同
等又はそれより深く形成し、上記コーナ部に対向
した平坦な押え面を有し、かつ位置決め溝の開放
端と同等か又はこれより長い押え部材を上記補助
溝に抜き差し自在に嵌合して成る光フアイバの位
置決め治具。 ２ 複数の位置決め溝を並列に配置し、各位置決
め溝に共通した１本の補助溝を設け、その補助溝
に各位置決め溝に共通した１枚の押え部材を嵌合
して成る特許請求の範囲第１項に記載の光フアイ
バの位置決め治具。 ３ 複数の位置決め溝を直列且つ各コーナ部の延
長線が一致するよう配置して成る特許請求の範囲
第１項に記載の光フアイバの位置決め治具。 ４ 一つの位置決め溝に複数の補助溝を形成して
成る特許請求の範囲第１項に記載の光フアイバ位
置決め治具。[Scope of Claims] 1. A positioning groove of a required length is provided in the jig body, and the width of the open end is much larger than the diameter of the optical fiber, and the corner portion is V-shaped, L-shaped, etc. An auxiliary groove is provided across the groove, the bottom of the auxiliary groove is formed to be as deep as or deeper than the top surface of the optical fiber to be inserted into the corner part, and has a flat holding surface facing the corner part, and An optical fiber positioning jig comprising a holding member that is equal to or longer than the open end of the positioning groove and is fitted into the auxiliary groove so as to be freely inserted and removed. 2. Claims consisting of a plurality of positioning grooves arranged in parallel, one auxiliary groove common to each positioning groove provided, and one presser member common to each positioning groove fitted into the auxiliary groove. The optical fiber positioning jig according to item 1. 3. The optical fiber positioning jig according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of positioning grooves are arranged in series so that the extension lines of each corner portion coincide with each other. 4. The optical fiber positioning jig according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of auxiliary grooves are formed in one positioning groove.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP18342582A JPS5972413A (en) | 1982-10-19 | 1982-10-19 | Positioning jig of optical fiber |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP18342582A JPS5972413A (en) | 1982-10-19 | 1982-10-19 | Positioning jig of optical fiber |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS5972413A JPS5972413A (en) | 1984-04-24 |
| JPH0352043B2 true JPH0352043B2 (en) | 1991-08-08 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP18342582A Granted JPS5972413A (en) | 1982-10-19 | 1982-10-19 | Positioning jig of optical fiber |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| JP2620331B2 (en) * | 1988-09-26 | 1997-06-11 | 住友電気工業株式会社 | Optical fiber clamp mechanism |
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| JPS54139562A (en) * | 1978-04-21 | 1979-10-30 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | Connecting method of fibers with covering |
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