JPS63118703A - Fusion splicing robot for optical fiber cable - Google Patents
Fusion splicing robot for optical fiber cableInfo
- Publication number
- JPS63118703A JPS63118703A JP26588186A JP26588186A JPS63118703A JP S63118703 A JPS63118703 A JP S63118703A JP 26588186 A JP26588186 A JP 26588186A JP 26588186 A JP26588186 A JP 26588186A JP S63118703 A JPS63118703 A JP S63118703A
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- cores
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- fusion
- optical fiber
- fusion splicing
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- 238000007526 fusion splicing Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 22
- 239000013307 optical fiber Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 12
- 230000003014 reinforcing effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 20
- 230000004927 fusion Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 10
- XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicon Chemical compound [Si] XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 9
- 229910052710 silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 9
- 239000010703 silicon Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 9
- 239000000835 fiber Substances 0.000 claims description 9
- 238000003780 insertion Methods 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000037431 insertion Effects 0.000 claims description 6
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 claims description 4
- 230000032258 transport Effects 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000011247 coating layer Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 abstract description 4
- 229920001296 polysiloxane Polymers 0.000 description 4
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 3
- 239000011248 coating agent Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000000576 coating method Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000004677 Nylon Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000005516 engineering process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229920001778 nylon Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 238000005498 polishing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000004904 shortening Methods 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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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
- G02B6/2558—Reinforcement of splice joint
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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
- G02B6/2551—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch
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- Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は、光ファイバケーブルの融着接続に関し、特に
ロボットを用いて自動的に行う光ファイバケーブルの融
着接続ロボットに関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to fusion splicing of optical fiber cables, and more particularly to a robot for automatically performing fusion splicing of optical fiber cables using a robot.
従来、元ファイバケーブルの融着接続において補強スリ
ーブの挿入、心線の外被剥き、シリコン除去、切断及び
融着接続の後砥理は人手で行っていた。また、融着接続
は専用の融着接続機を用いていた。Conventionally, in fusion splicing of original fiber cables, insertion of a reinforcing sleeve, stripping of the outer sheath of the core wire, removal of silicone, cutting, and polishing after fusion splicing have been performed manually. In addition, a dedicated fusion splicer was used for fusion splicing.
上述した従来の融着接続作業では、人手を介するために
接続作業時間の短縮が困難であシ、光ファイバケーブル
融着接続の高品質を保つには、作業自体に熟練を要さな
ければならないという欠点がある。In the conventional fusion splicing work described above, it is difficult to shorten the time required to perform the splicing process due to manual intervention, and in order to maintain the high quality of optical fiber cable fusion splicing, the work itself requires skill. There is a drawback.
本発明の元ケーブル融着接続ロボットは、心線を把持し
所定の装置へ繰り返し動作するロボット部と、複数の心
線を位置決めセットするための心線セット部と、心線の
外被を剥くための外被剥き装置と、心線に付着している
シリコンを除去するためのシリコン除去装置と、心線を
融着接続するのに必要な端面を得るための心線切断装置
と、心線を融着接続するための融着接続機と、心線に補
強スリーブを挿入するための補強スリーブ挿入装置と、
補強スリーブを熱収縮させるための補強スリーブ熱処理
装置と、融着接続された複数の心線を保管するための心
線保管部と、上記の各装置を統合制御するための制御装
置を有している。The original cable fusion splicing robot of the present invention has a robot section that grasps the core wires and moves them repeatedly to a predetermined device, a core set section that positions and sets a plurality of core wires, and a core wire setting section that peels off the outer sheath of the core wires. A sheath stripping device for removing the silicone attached to the core wire, a silicon removal device for removing the silicon attached to the core wire, a core wire cutting device for obtaining the end face necessary for fusion splicing the core wire, and a core wire cutting device for obtaining the end face necessary for fusion splicing the core wire. a fusion splicer for fusion splicing, a reinforcing sleeve insertion device for inserting a reinforcing sleeve into the core wire,
It has a reinforcing sleeve heat treatment device for heat-shrinking the reinforcing sleeve, a fiber storage section for storing a plurality of fusion-spliced core wires, and a control device for integrated control of each of the above devices. There is.
次に本発明の実施例について図面を参照して説明する。 Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
第１図は本発明の一実施例の外観図である。ロボット部
１によシ心線セット部２から取シ出された心線３は、補
強スリーブ挿入装置４．外被剥き装置５．シリコン除去
装置６．心線切断装置７．融着接続機８．補強スリーブ
熱処理装置９゜心線保管部１０に順次搬送される。FIG. 1 is an external view of one embodiment of the present invention. The core wire 3 taken out from the core wire set section 2 by the robot section 1 is inserted into the reinforcing sleeve insertion device 4. Outer covering stripping device 5. Silicone removal device6. Core wire cutting device7. Fusion splicer8. The reinforcing sleeve heat treatment device 9 is sequentially transported to the core wire storage section 10.
ロボット部Ｊは、例えばＸ、Ｙ、Ｚ、θ軸、ハンドから
なシ、θ軸に取シ付けられたハンドにより心線を各装置
に搬送する。The robot section J transports the core wire to each device using, for example, the X, Y, Z, and θ axes, and a hand attached to the θ axis.
心線セット部２は、人手によってセットされた複数の心
線をロボット部１への取シ出し位置へ、−本づつ供給す
る。The wire setting section 2 supplies a plurality of manually set wires to a take-out position to the robot section 1 one by one.
心線セット部２からロボット部１ＩＣよりて取り出され
た心線３は、補強スリーブ挿入装置４に搬送され補強ス
リーブが挿入される。第２図は、心線３に補強スリーブ
１２が挿入された状態を示す。The core wire 3 taken out from the core wire setting section 2 by the robot section 1IC is conveyed to a reinforcing sleeve insertion device 4, and a reinforcing sleeve is inserted therein. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the reinforcing sleeve 12 is inserted into the core wire 3.
補強スリーブ１２が挿入された心線３は、ロボット部１
によって外被剥き装置５に搬送され、外被１７が剥かれ
る。外被１７はシリコンでできている一次被覆１３及び
緩衝層１４．ナイロンでできている二次被覆１５からな
る。心線３は、光ファイバ１６及び外被１７から構成さ
れる。第３図に心Ｍｉ３の構造を示す。外被剥きされた
心線３はロボット部１によりてシリコン除去装置６に搬
送され、心線３に付着したシリコンか除去される。The core wire 3 into which the reinforcing sleeve 12 has been inserted is transferred to the robot section 1
is conveyed to the jacket stripping device 5, and the jacket 17 is stripped off. The jacket 17 includes a primary coating 13 and a buffer layer 14 made of silicone. It consists of a secondary coating 15 made of nylon. The core wire 3 is composed of an optical fiber 16 and a jacket 17. Figure 3 shows the structure of the heart Mi3. The core wire 3 from which the outer sheath has been stripped is conveyed by the robot section 1 to a silicon removal device 6, where silicon adhering to the core wire 3 is removed.
シリコン除去された心線３は、ロボット部ｌによって心
線切断装置７に織込され、融着接続に必要な長さと端面
を得る。The core wire 3 from which the silicon has been removed is woven into the core wire cutting device 7 by the robot section 1 to obtain the length and end face necessary for fusion splicing.
切断された心線３は、ロボット部１によって融着接続機
８に搬送され、融着接続される。The cut core wire 3 is conveyed to the fusion splicer 8 by the robot section 1 and is fusion spliced.
融着接続された心線３は、ロボット部１によって補強ス
リーブ熱処理装置９に搬送され、補強スリーブ１２が熱
収縮される。The fusion-spliced core wires 3 are transported by the robot section 1 to a reinforcing sleeve heat treatment device 9, where the reinforcing sleeve 12 is heat-shrinked.
補強スリーブ１２の熱収縮が完了した心！３は、ロボッ
ト部１によって接続心線保管部１ｏに収納される。The heart after the heat shrinkage of the reinforcing sleeve 12 has been completed! 3 is stored in the connecting fiber storage section 1o by the robot section 1.
ロボット部１及び上記６装！は、制御装置１１によって
統合制御される。Robot part 1 and the above 6 units! are integrally controlled by the control device 11.
以上述べたように、光ファイバケーブルの複数の心線を
人手によシ心線セット部にセットするだけで、心線の処
理及び融着接続は自動的に行うことができる。As described above, processing and fusion splicing of the fibers can be performed automatically by simply setting the plurality of cores of the optical fiber cable in the fiber set section manually.
以上説明したように本発明は、光ファイバケーブルの融
着接続に関する工種を自動化することによ）、作業者の
熟練度に関係なく常に最適状態での心線の処理が容易に
可能であり、また融着接続の信頼性を向上させることが
できる効果がある。As explained above, by automating the work involved in fusion splicing of optical fiber cables, the present invention makes it possible to easily process fibers in an optimal state at all times, regardless of the skill level of the operator. It also has the effect of improving the reliability of fusion splicing.
さらに、本発明においては、従来作業者が分担して行っ
ていた作業、っま）接続する対向した２本の心線の処理
を同時に行ってしまうために融着接続作業時間を短縮す
る効果がある。Furthermore, the present invention has the effect of shortening the fusion splicing work time because the work that was conventionally done by workers is done simultaneously for two opposing core wires to be connected. be.
第１図は本発明の一実施例を示す装置の外観図、第２図
は心線に補強スリーブが挿入された状態を示す外観図、
第３図は心線の構造を示す外観図である。FIG. 1 is an external view of a device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external view showing a reinforcing sleeve inserted into the core wire,
FIG. 3 is an external view showing the structure of the core wire.
Claims (1)
続ロボットにおいて、光ファイバケーブルの複数の心線
を位置決めセットする心線の被覆層を剥く外被剥き装置
と、心線に付着しているシリコンを除去するシリコン除
去装置と、心線を融着接続するための端面を得る心線カ
ット装置と、融着接続後の心線を補強するためのスリー
ブを挿入する補強スリーブ挿入装置と、補強スリーブを
熱収縮させる補強スリーブ熱処理装置と、接続した心線
を保管する接続心線保管部と、心線を前記各装置に心線
を１本づつ搬送するロボットからなることを特徴とする
光ファイバケーブルの融着接続ロボット。In an optical fiber cable fusion splicing robot consisting of a fusion splicer, etc., there is a sheath stripping device that positions and sets multiple core wires of an optical fiber cable, and a sheath stripping device that peels off the coating layer of the core wires attached to the core wires. A silicon removal device removes silicon, a core wire cutting device obtains an end face for fusion splicing the core wire, a reinforcing sleeve insertion device inserts a sleeve to reinforce the core wire after fusion splicing, and a reinforcing sleeve insertion device An optical fiber comprising: a reinforcing sleeve heat treatment device that heat-shrinks the sleeve; a spliced fiber storage section that stores the spliced fibers; and a robot that transports the fibers one by one to each of the devices. Cable fusion splicing robot.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP26588186A JPS63118703A (en) | 1986-11-07 | 1986-11-07 | Fusion splicing robot for optical fiber cable |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP26588186A JPS63118703A (en) | 1986-11-07 | 1986-11-07 | Fusion splicing robot for optical fiber cable |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS63118703A true JPS63118703A (en) | 1988-05-23 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP26588186A Pending JPS63118703A (en) | 1986-11-07 | 1986-11-07 | Fusion splicing robot for optical fiber cable |
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH0457802U (en) * | 1990-09-26 | 1992-05-18 | ||
| EP0880039A1 (en) * | 1997-04-10 | 1998-11-25 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Optical fiber fusion splicer |
| EP0901026A1 (en) * | 1997-08-04 | 1999-03-10 | PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.p.A. | Method of optically connecting optical components in an optoelectronic rig, and optoelectronic rig constructed according to this method |
| WO2004036277A1 (en) * | 2002-10-14 | 2004-04-29 | Diamond Sa | Method and device for splicing optical wave guides by fusion |
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1986
- 1986-11-07 JP JP26588186A patent/JPS63118703A/en active Pending
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH0457802U (en) * | 1990-09-26 | 1992-05-18 | ||
| EP0880039A1 (en) * | 1997-04-10 | 1998-11-25 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Optical fiber fusion splicer |
| US6206583B1 (en) | 1997-04-10 | 2001-03-27 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Optical fiber fusion splicer with communication device |
| EP0901026A1 (en) * | 1997-08-04 | 1999-03-10 | PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.p.A. | Method of optically connecting optical components in an optoelectronic rig, and optoelectronic rig constructed according to this method |
| WO2004036277A1 (en) * | 2002-10-14 | 2004-04-29 | Diamond Sa | Method and device for splicing optical wave guides by fusion |
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