CN102356339B - Optical fiber polishing apparatus and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
A hand-held polishing apparatus is provided for polishing an optical fiber connector. The optical fiber connector mounted on the end of an optical fiber includes a connector housing and a ferrule. The polishing apparatus includes a connector mount to receive and hold the optical connector to position the end face of the ferrule adjacent to a polishing media. The polishing apparatus includes a housing having an upper portion and a base portion, a drive assembly and a lubricant dispensing system. The drive assembly controls orbital movement of the optical connector and linear movement of the polishing media through the polishing device, and the lubricant dispensing system supplies a lubricant from an internal reservoir disposed with in the housing to the polishing media near the end face of the ferrule of the optical connector.
Description
Background technology
Background technology
In area of optical telecommunication networks, the joints of optical fibre are to connect two or one of the major way of multifiber more.The several joints of optical fibre are arranged, comprise the connector that encloses cover with bonding agent, wherein by adhesive method, optical fiber is fixed in the lasso hole, fiber tip is remained on the position of basically fixing with respect to ferrule tip.Another kind of connector comprises non-lasso connector, and it relies on a segment length of fastening optical fiber to produce contact force.Another kind of connector comprises remote grip (enclosing cover) connector, wherein optical fiber is fixed on a certain distance from the position of optical fiber connector or fiber tip.
When the remote grip connector was installed at the scene, a kind of current practice was to use the coplanar/flush polishing.In the remote grip connector, as the connector of other types,, if the end of at least two optical fiber forms firmly physical contact, just can realize very low light loss and make the light reflection minimum.Yet when temperature raise or reduce, any difference between the expansion coefficient of optical fiber and hood assembly all may cause fiber tip not contact.The gap of gained can cause obvious reflection.Conventional remote grip connector is in U.S. Patent No. 5,408, describes to some extent in 558.
Another kind of current practice relates to: the technician carries out field polish and surpasses the optical fiber connector of ferrule tip to produce projection.The method of this polishing remote grip connector produces elevated regions, and this elevated regions can form firmly physical contact, avoids simultaneously the excessive power on fiber tip.When conscientiously following the requiring of the method, the method (0 ℃ to 60 ℃) at the indoor application temperature allows at least two fiber terminal end faces fully to produce physical contact.Yet, be not recommended in the remote grip connector of the on-the-spot end-blocking of the conventional polishing of outdoor use, because it has more harsh temperature requirement (40 ℃ to 80 ℃).The factor that causes underproof light loss may be that following problem causes: the intrinsic changeability of on-the-spot technique for grinding, technical operation mistake, polishing excessively (as firmly excessive, or impact too much and coarse, obstruction or lapping compound contaminated) or with dissimilar lapping compound, replace.
Following list of references has been described the conventional equipment that is used for polishing fiber: US 2003/0139118A1; US 2004/0086251A1; US 2008/0119111A1; US 3,975, and 865; US 4,178, and 722; US 4,291, and 502; US 4,979, and 334; US 5,007, and 209; US 5,185, and 966; US 5,216, and 846; US 5,349, and 784; With US 5,351,445.
Technical field
The present invention relates to equipment and method for polishing fiber, in particular to want equipment and the method for the optical fiber of on-the-spot end-blocking and polishing for polishing.
Summary of the invention
, according to illustrative aspects of the present invention, provide the hand-held polissoir that is used for the polishing fiber connector.The joints of optical fibre comprise connector shell and lasso.Optical connector is arranged on the end of optical fiber.Polissoir comprises the connector mount pad, to admit and to keep optical connector, with the contiguous polishing medium of the end face with lasso location.Polissoir comprises housing, transmission component and the lubricant dispensing system with top and base part.Transmission component is controlled the rail moving of optical connector and the polishing medium Linear-moving by burnishing device, and lubricant dispensing system supplies near the ring face of optical connector polishing medium with lubricant from being arranged on inner reservoir in housing.
, in another illustrative aspects of the present invention, provide the hand-held polissoir of the joints of optical fibre that are used for polishing use belt polishing medium.The joints of optical fibre that are arranged on optical fiber connector comprise connector shell and lasso.Polissoir comprises the connector mount pad, to admit and to keep optical connector, with the contiguous belt polishing medium of the end face with lasso location.Polissoir comprises housing and the transmission component with top and base part.The rail moving of transmission component control optical connector and belt polishing medium are by the Linear-moving of burnishing device.
According to another illustrative aspects of the present invention, the method for polishing optical connector is provided, the method comprises provides the optical fiber with end of peeling skin off.Optical fiber is inserted and passes connector body and lasso.The projection of the fiber tip of ring face is set.Optical fiber is fixed in optical connector.Optical connector is arranged in the connector mount pad of polissoir.Polissoir comprises housing, transmission component and the lubricant dispensing system with top and base part.The method also comprises uses the lubricant dispensing system distribute lubricant.Lubricant is supplied near the ring face of optical connector polishing medium from being arranged on inner reservoir in housing.The startup of transmission component causes from the polishing of the fiber tip of ring face projection.Transmission component is controlled the rail moving of optical connector and the polishing medium Linear-moving by burnishing device, thereby the fiber tip that causes projection is with respect to the polishing medium preset distance of advancing.In addition, the optical fiber of exposure can be in the cutting that optical fiber is set before the ring face projection or after optical fiber is fixed on optical connector.
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Further describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the present invention, in accompanying drawing:
Figure 1A and Figure 1B illustrate that two width of exemplary polissoir according to aspects of the present invention replace etc. axonometric drawing.
Fig. 2 A is the sectional view of the exemplary polissoir of Figure 1A.
Fig. 2 B is the cut-open view of the exemplary polissoir of Figure 1A.
Fig. 3 is the exploded view of the transmission component of exemplary polissoir according to aspects of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the axonometric drawing that waits that connector holding plate in the housing top of the exemplary polissoir that is arranged on according to aspects of the present invention is shown.
Fig. 5 is the cut-open view such as axle such as grade that the media dispenser in the housing base part that is arranged on exemplary polissoir that is arranged on according to aspects of the present invention is shown.
Fig. 6 A-6D illustrates the vertical view that how by the rail moving of connector fixed head, is caused moving at linear direction the bell crank pivotable of polishing medium.
Fig. 7 is the view of exemplary polishing pattern according to aspects of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is for can carry out with exemplary polissoir of the present invention the exploded view of the exemplary light connector of polishing.
Although the present invention can be revised as various modification and alternative form, its concrete mode is shown in the drawings by way of example and will be described in detail.Yet should be appreciated that its purpose is not to limit the invention to described specific embodiment.On the contrary, its purpose is to contain all modifications form, equivalents and the alternative form in the scope of the invention that is limited by appended claims.
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, with reference to the accompanying drawing that forms a part of the present invention, show and can implement specific embodiments of the invention in illustrational mode in the accompanying drawings in following embodiment.In this regard, use in conjunction with the orientation of described accompanying drawing such as " top ", " bottom ", 'fornt', 'back', " front portion ", " forward " and directional terminology such as " afterbodys "., because the element of the embodiment of the present invention can be disposed on a plurality of different orientations, to be in order illustrating so use directional terminology, and to be in no way limited to this.Should be appreciated that the embodiment that can utilize other, and can carry out the change of structure or logic without departing from the present invention.Therefore, following detailed description should be considered as having limited significance, and scope of the present invention is limited by the accompanying claims.
The present invention relates to for equipment and the method for polishing at the optical fiber of joints of optical fibre end-blocking.As described herein, when the field polish method with traditional compared, that the straightforward procedure of field polish and assembling optical connector can provide was consistent, result and can basically reduce the technique susceptibility repeatably, and can reduce the connector installation cost.Aspect preferred, polissoir can be lightweight handheld mechanical device, is used for manual operation at the scene.
Figure 1A and Figure 1B illustrate exemplary polissoir 100.Polissoir 100 comprises connector mount pad 120 and the elongate housing 110 that comprises base part 114 and top 112, and described top can cosily be fitted in a hand during polishing.In housing, polissoir comprises transmission component 150, lubricant dispensing system 130 and media dispenser 140, as shown in Figure 2 A and 2 B.
The upper and lower of housing can be by known mechanical hook-up for example by machanical fastener, breech lock or clip bonded together.In the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1A and Figure 1B, top 112 and the base part 114 of housing can engage by the following method: four screw (not shown) are passed inserted sheet 112a and inject thread socket 114a and place, wherein inserted sheet 112a extends from the top 112 of housing 110, thread socket 114a is on housing base part 114, when top 112 and base part 114 were assembled together, inserted sheet 112a alignd with thread socket 114a.Perhaps, the upper and lower of housing can be attached in hinged way at dorsal part, to be conducive to the replacing of polishing medium, and reduces the keep together quantity of required machanical fastener of upper and lower.
Burnisher housing 110 can be by constructed of rigid materials, for example metal or molded polymkeric substance (as glass or mineral-filled plastics).Aspect preferred, equipment 100 lightweight (as, less than 1 pound, more preferably less than 0.5 pound), and can be held in securely in a hand during operation.
In use, connector 10 is inserted in the connector mount pad 120 of polissoir.By lubricant dispensing system 130 internally the lubricant that distributes of reservoir 132 can be applied near the connector top polishing medium 142.Can start transmission component 150, to produce, be used for the Polishing Motion of polishing by the fiber end face of optical connector 10 maintenances.The pattern 199 of Polishing Motion is optical connector mobile pattern in circular orbit wherein, and it is represented by arrow 199a, and polishing medium 142 moves in the Linear-moving mode usually, and it is represented by arrow 199b, and is shown in Fig. 7.
Referring to Fig. 2-4, transmission component 150 is responsible for being controlled at the orbital motion of optical connector during polishing operation and the linear movement of polishing medium.Transmission component 150 can be arranged in the top 112 of housing 110.The top of housing can be divided into two chamber 115a and 115b by abutment wall 112c.The first chamber 115a can have capping or upper cover 112b, to allow to lead to the first chamber 115a, to be used for installing and/or safeguarding the transmission component element that wherein holds.
In the exemplary embodiment, can provide by the bracing wire 151 that drawing is attached to transmission component 150 power that drives polishing mechanism.Bracing wire 151 is wound around around the bobbin 152 in the transmission component that is attached to the first single-direction transmission plate 153.Along with the user discharges tension force in bracing wire, plane disc spring (not shown) is regained bracing wire, thereby causes bracing wire back to be wound around around bobbin, to be used for polishing operation next time.
When assembling, the wedge shape projection 153a (Fig. 3) on the first single-direction transmission plate 153 engages with the wedge shape projection 154 on the second single-direction transmission plate 154.Drive apparatus is installed on the interior abutment wall 112c in burnisher housing 114 tops 112, makes when pulling bracing wire 151 the second driver plate 154 and transmission shaft 155 rotations.When the tension force in the release bracing wire, pairing wedge shape projection 153a, the 154a of the first driver plate 153 and the second driver plate 154 slip over above each other.Like this, when retracting spring, the second driver plate and transmission shaft can not rotate in backward directions.
The motion actuated media dispenser 140 of connector holding plate 160 distributes polishing medium 142 in a controlled manner from holder 142a.Media dispenser 140 can be arranged in the base part 114 of burnisher housing 110, and distributes polishing medium 142, as shown in Figure 2 A and 2 B.Media dispenser 140 can comprise container part 141, to keep supporting in other words conj.or perhaps the reel 142a of polishing medium 142.Perhaps, polissoir can be configured to realize that the single of polishing medium uses band.
Referring to Fig. 2 A, polishing medium 142 can be the medium of band forms.Band can reel 142a form provide, allowed repeatedly polishing operation before needs are changed this reel.The single that all must change when perhaps, polishing medium comprises the new connector of polishing each time uses band.In order to simplify the replacing of polishing medium, the reel of polishing medium can remain in one-trip container.Polishing medium can comprise the granularity that forms on backing be approximately 0.02 μ m to the about abrasive material of 2 μ m.Perhaps, polishing medium can comprise the first coarse grain abrasive material and the second fine grain abrasive, and the first coarse grain abrasive material is used for carrying out rough polishing, and the second fine grain abrasive is used for second fine grain abrasive of carrying out finishing polish, occupies separately the specific part of polishing medium.Selected polishing medium can depend on many factors, and described factor comprises the type of the application that will use connector, required finishing agent and the type of polished connector.Single Medium (for example 2 μ m aluminium oxide) can be used for the multi-mode connector that usually in LAN, uses.The stricter monotype connector of specification may need the abrasive material of the meticulousr or even multiple grind size of grind size, with the end at optical fiber, obtains necessary smooth finish.Backing can be formed by paper or polymeric film material (for example polyester film).For example, the thickness of polyester film can be about 3 mils (0.08mm).In exemplary monotype polishing, can use 0.02 μ m abrasive silica (to be positioned at 3 mil polyester film (863XW 3M
TMFinal Polish, derive from 3M company (St.Paul, MN)) on) or 0.05 μ m alumina abrasive (be positioned at 3 mil polyester film (263XW 3M
TMLapping Film AO Type P, derive from 3M company (St.Paul, MN) equally) on).And in exemplary multi-mode polishing, can use 2 μ m alumina abrasives (to be positioned at 2 mil polyester film backing (254X 3M
TMLapping Film AO Type R3, derive from 3M company (St.Paul, MN) equally) on).
The reel of polishing medium can be changed by the top 112 and the base part 114 that separate housing 110.The one-trip container of using up can remove from media dispenser 140, and with a new container that comprises the reel 142a of suitable polishing medium 142, changes.One section polishing medium 142 can be drawn out new container, and arranges path on the pressure plare assembly 149 at spring-loaded before the top 112 of housing 110 and base part 114 are ressembled.
How the movement that Fig. 6 A-6D illustrates connector holding plate 160 causes the more detailed view of bell crank 143 left and right pivotables.Fig. 6 A illustrates with respect to housing 110 and is positioned at connector holding plate in any maintenance forward location placed in the middle.Along with the rotation of gear set (not shown), connector holding plate 160 can move in Clockwise Orbit, as shown in Figure 7 shown in the track of polishing pattern 199.Along with connector board rotates to 3 o ' clock positions (Fig. 6 B), the inserted sheet 143b of one of the arm of bell crank 143 143c is stretched out in 160 contacts of connector holding plate, thereby causes it in direction 144b pivotable.Along with connector holding plate 160 continues by 6 o ' clock positions (Fig. 6 C) and arrives 9 o ' clock positions (Fig. 6 D) along its track, the inserted sheet 143a of the second arm 143d of bell crank 143 is stretched out in 160 contacts of connector holding plate, thereby causes it in direction 144a pivotable.Seesawing of bell crank causes the controlled distribution of polishing medium, as previously mentioned.
During polishing, polishing medium 142 is by pressure plare assembly 149 loads (referring to Fig. 2 A) of spring-loaded, to guarantee contact force correct between optical fiber connector and polishing medium.
The pressure plare assembly of spring-loaded comprises conformal layer 149a, rigid substrates 149b, hollow stent axle 149e, solid support axle 149c and spring 149d float.One end of hollow stent axle 1493 fixedly is attached to rigid substrates [JY1] 149b, and the other end of hollow stent axle 149e is arranged on the solid support axle 149c that fixedly is attached to burnisher housing 110 base parts 114.The external diameter of solid support axle 149c is slightly less than the internal diameter of hollow stent axle 149e, thereby allows hollow stent axle 149e and therefore allow the remainder telescopically of the pressure plare assembly 149 of spring-loaded to slide up and down solid support axle 149c.Spring 149d size is designed such that it is fitted in the top of support shaft 149c and 149e, and in its end with respect to 114 compactings of rigid substrates 149b and base part, thereby provide adherence pressure for the pressure plare assembly 149 of spring-loaded.Conformal layer 149a can comprise relative hard material (as, Durometer A hardness durometer: approximately 60 to approximately 80, preferably, Durometer A hardness durometer: approximately 70).The elastic force of spring 149d provides comprehensive conformal performance for the pressure plare assembly 149 of spring-loaded, and conformal layer 149a provides suitable supporting for polishing medium 142.
In another illustrative aspects, the suitable contact force on polished fiber tip can be from about 100 gram forces to about 150 gram forces.Preferably, about 130 gram forces, this depends on length and the abrasive media of the optical fiber of projection.The combination of the shape of contact force, conformal performance and the ferrule tip of the described pressure plare assembly 149 of spring-loaded matches, to help obtaining required shape on the polishing fiber surface.
The other feature of dispenser system 140 is the cutting blades 197 (referring to Fig. 2 A) that provide on polissoir.Cutting blade 197 removes the part of using of polishing medium between polishing operation.
The other feature of exemplary polishing system is the lubricant dispensing system 130 that is encapsulated in the one in polissoir.Lubricant dispensing system 130 can provide the lubricant (not shown) near the polishing medium 142 the ferrule tip of optical connector.Referring to Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2 B and Fig. 4, lubricant dispensing system 130 comprises: reservoir 132, and it is used for the supply that keeps required lubricant; Flexible pipe 133, it is directed to polishing medium 142 with lubricant from reservoir; With pump 134, it sends lubricant.In the exemplary embodiment, reservoir 132 can be arranged in backward section of device case 110 base parts 114.In the exemplary embodiment, pump 134 can be small-sized positive-dispacement pump, for example manually-operated membrane pump, charge pump or ram pump.For example, Fig. 2 B illustrates the bulb-shaped charge pump 134 that is arranged in burnishing device 100.In order to use, the skilled worker pushes down the outside flexible bulb 134 on the outside of device.The compression of bulb 134a makes lubricant move through feed pipe 134b, from reservoir 132, by flexible pipe 133, arrives polishing area.Lubricant can withdraw from flexible pipe 133 (referring to Fig. 4) by aperture 165, with the fluidic distribution passages 166 of filling contiguous ring face 15.Reservoir 132 has the filling mouth that covers with fill plug 135 in storing wall, to adapt to, with lubricator fill easily reservoir.In illustrative aspects, lubricant can comprise deionized water or another conventional polishing fluids.
As shown in Figure 3, connector mount pad 120 is arranged on connector holding plate 160.Connector mount pad 120 is configured to be received in the joints of optical fibre 10 wherein.As following described in more detail, in case the joints of optical fibre be arranged on fully in connector mount pad 120, just can be by the fiber tip that excites the transmission component of controlling ferrule tip describes on polishing medium polishing pattern to come polishing to stretch out.
Aspect alternative form, conventional connector 10 can comprise the Crimplok that can derive from 3M company (St.Paul, MN)
TMConnector, can derive from the 3M of 3M company (St.Paul, MN)
TM8300 Hot Melt SC Connector or 3M
TM8206 FC/APC Connector (epoxy resin).In illustrative aspects, described connector 10 can have the SC form.In other side, polissoir can be constructed to hold the connector with another AN connector form, for example LC form or FC form.In another alternative form, connector mount pad 120 can be configured to admit the connector with multifiber, for example the MT joints of optical fibre.
Aspect alternative form, the bracing wire drawing of transmission component can be replaced by crank or rotating handles.And aspect another alternative form, the manually-operated transmission component of polissoir can be replaced by motor, at least one batteries and control circuit.Motor will be to be similar to the said method motion of control linkage device plate during operation and the movement of polishing medium.
Advantageously, equipment 100 can provide unanimously, polish results repeatably, and can basically reduce the technique susceptibility.The demand that the outside of lubricant is supplied with has been eliminated in the combination of lubricant dispensing system.In addition, the belt polishing medium allows polissoir to hold enough media with a plurality of optical connectors of polishing before need to changing at the medium reel, thereby saves time and simplify polishing.
Illustrative methods of the present invention provides repeatably and processes, and this processing can obtain repeatably field polish or the joints of optical fibre.Specifically, can adopt following methods to complete the joints of optical fibre of one or more field polish according to direct mode.In illustrative aspects, total processing comprises fiber optic cables peeling and cutting, fiber protrusion (distance between fiber tip and ring face) and polishing fiber top is set.After polishing, fiber tip can be cleaned.
More particularly, strain relief boot (referring to Fig. 8, protective cover 380) can be screwed on the fiber optic cables that remote grip formula optical connector is installed by screw thread., for thicker optical fiber jacket (as 900 μ m optical fiber), before polishing, also extra pressure pleat sleeve pipe (not shown) can be screwed on optical fiber by screw thread.Before riving, connector 10 can be seated in erecting tools or other retainer.The fiber optic cables (6mm according to appointment) that can prepare suitable length by the end portion that removes cable cover(ing).Subsequently, utilize the conventional fiber cable stripper buffers packet coating of optical fiber can be divested, make the buffers packet coating extend beyond approximately 0.5 inch of cable cover(ing).The glass head portion that exposes can utilize alcohol (or other conventional detersive) wiping to clean.
Optical fiber can be arranged in on-the-spot chopper, and the chopper of for example describing in the open No.WO2008/100768 of PCT is described open incorporated herein by reference in full.Can utilize on-the-spot chopper (as the wire rod of diamond-coated) to carry out the operation of riving.It is 0 ° of extremely approximately fiber tip between 3.5 ° that this chopper can be produced the angle of riving that becomes with vertical direction.
The optical fiber of riving moves to subsequently projection and sets up an organization, and this mechanism sets the distance of fiber tip from the ring face projection.In this stage, optical fiber can be directed in the residue connecting element, until fiber tip is from the lasso end bosses.In illustrative aspects, protruding set mechanism comprises fixture is set, and fixture is set has the section cascaded end, and the section cascaded end has the fixedly step that forms on it.Make fixture contact-connection assembly for electric 10 is set, so that the end of the step end contact-connection assembly for electric lasso of fixture is set.This process setting to the point correct protrusion distance, at this some place, the slight bending in optical fiber is guaranteed to keep optical fiber and contacting of fixture is set.Enough projections can be from about 15 μ m to about 35 μ m, and preferred projection is about 25 μ m., according to the remote grip connector, utilize subsequently actuator cap to activate clamping element, with the fixed fiber position.In addition, also with the buffer clamp of connector 10, partly starting the buffering strain alleviates.Alternatively, when being utilized, curling instrument can be used for compressing the pressure pleat sleeve pipe around optical fiber jacket, with after the fiber protrusion setting with the fiber optic cables fix in position.
Aspect alternative form of the present invention, the exposed ends of optical fiber can (for example derive from the Crimplok of 3M company (St.Paul, MN) optical fiber being fixed on optical connector
TMConnector) rive after in.
Thereby connector 10 can be used for polishing, and can insert in the connector mount pad 120 of polissoir 100.Polishing medium (as derives from the 863XW 3M of 3M company (St.Paul, MN)
TMFinal Polish) can come with lubricator (as deionized water or other conventional polishing fluids) wetting by pressing the compressible bulb 134a (Fig. 2 B) that is arranged on polissoir 100, so that pump is delivered to polishing medium from reservoir 132 by the opening 165 (Fig. 4) the connector holding plate 160 of the ring face 15 near connector 10 with lubricant.
The skilled worker can start polissoir by drawing end bracing wire 151.Advantageously, bracing wire can have button 151a or other retainers at its end, to facilitate in burnisher promptly bracing wire between the starting period.This action launching transmission component 150, transmission component 150 is with orbital motion moving connector holding plate 160, and moves polishing medium at linear direction simultaneously.If need other polishing, can repeat this process.Required polishing will have been determined the quantity of the setting up procedure that polishing operation is required.When determining the desirability of required polishing, need to consider the factor of type, connector style and the application and so on of polishing medium for example.
Above-mentioned exemplary embodiment can be simplified the field polish process, is controlled at some fluctuation origin causes of formation of the operation that causes depending on level of skill simultaneously over.For example, when the abrasive polishing material is placed in air, can eliminate common " air polishing " operation (and not using any controlled standby power) when polishing starts at the scene.In addition, the field technician need to pay close attention to polishing force or polishing distance (as, the size and dimension of the track of Fig. 8 on polishing medium).Polissoir can be simple handheld tool, and does not need motor or power supply.Only need single polishing step for some (for example above-mentioned) connector.
The present invention should not be regarded as being confined to above-mentioned instantiation, and be construed as, contains all aspects of the present invention of clearly stating in appended claims.Those skilled in the art involved in the present invention is after reading instructions of the present invention, and the various modification that the present invention is suitable for, equivalents and many structures will become apparent.These claims are intended to contain this modification and device.
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1. hand-held polissoir that is used for the polishing fiber connector, the described joints of optical fibre comprise connector shell and lasso, described hand-held polissoir comprises:
The connector mount pad, be used for admitting and keep being arranged on the described joints of optical fibre on optical fiber connector, and the end face of wherein said lasso is close to polishing medium;
Housing, have top and base part;
Transmission component, be used for controlling the rail moving of the described joints of optical fibre and the Linear-moving that described polishing medium passes through described polissoir; With
Lubricant dispensing system, be used for lubricant is supplied near the ring face of the described joints of optical fibre described polishing medium from the inner reservoir that is arranged on described housing.
2. polissoir according to claim 1, also comprise the pressure plare assembly of spring-loaded, thereby when the described joints of optical fibre are arranged in described connector mount pad, provide contact force between described polishing medium and described optical fiber connector.
3. polissoir according to claim 1, also comprise the polishing medium divider, and described polishing medium divider is arranged in described housing, and described housing comprises belt polishing medium source of supply.
4. polissoir according to claim 2, wherein said contact force are from about 100 gram forces to about 150 gram forces.
5. polissoir according to claim 1, wherein said connector remains in described connector mount pad at a predetermined angle, described predetermined angular provides the one in smooth polishing and angled polishing, described smooth polishing perpendicular to described optical fiber vertically.
6. polissoir according to claim 5, the angle of wherein said angled polishing is into about 2 ° to approximately 12 ° with vertical direction.
7. polissoir according to claim 1, wherein said transmission component are the assembly that bracing wire starts, and wherein the described bracing wire of drawing causes the joints of optical fibre to describe the polishing pattern of known length with respect to described polishing medium.
8. polissoir according to claim 1, the wherein said joints of optical fibre are multi-optical fibre optical fibre connectors.
9. polissoir according to claim 1, wherein said transmission component comprises motor, at least one batteries and control circuit.
10. hand-held polissoir that is used for the polishing fiber connector, the described joints of optical fibre comprise connector shell and lasso, described hand-held polissoir comprises:
Housing, have top and base part;
The connector mount pad, be arranged in described housing, and to admit and to keep the described joints of optical fibre, the described joints of optical fibre are arranged on optical fiber connector, the end face next-door neighbour belt polishing medium of wherein said lasso; With
Transmission component, be used for controlling the rail moving of the described joints of optical fibre and the Linear-moving that described polishing medium passes through described polissoir.
11. polissoir according to claim 10, also comprise lubricant dispensing system, with with lubricant internally reservoir supply to described polishing medium, described inner reservoir is arranged in described housing, described polishing medium is near the ring face of the described joints of optical fibre.
12. polissoir according to claim 10, wherein said connector remains in described connector mount pad at a predetermined angle, described predetermined angular provides the one in smooth polishing and angled polishing, and described smooth polishing is vertical perpendicular to described optical fiber.
13. the method for a polishing fiber connector comprises:
Optical fiber is provided, and described optical fiber has the end of peeling skin off;
Described optical fiber is inserted and passes connector body and lasso;
The projection of fiber tip from ring face is set;
Described optical fiber is fixed in the described joints of optical fibre;
The described joints of optical fibre are arranged in the connector mounting portion of polissoir, described polissoir comprises: housing, and described housing has top and base part; Transmission component, described transmission component are used for controlling the rail moving of the described joints of optical fibre and the Linear-moving that polishing medium passes through described polissoir; And lubricant dispensing system;
Use described lubricant dispensing system distribute lubricant, with described lubricant internally reservoir supply to described polishing medium, described inner reservoir is arranged in described housing, described polishing medium is near the ring face of the described joints of optical fibre; And
Start described transmission component, with the described fiber tip of polishing from described ring face projection.
14. method according to claim 13, also be included in the exposed ends that the described optical fiber of riving is set before described projection.
15. method according to claim 13, also be included in the exposed ends that described optical fiber is fixed in the described joints of optical fibre the described optical fiber of riving afterwards.
16. comprising, method according to claim 13, the step of wherein said distribute lubricant press outside flexible bulb, so that described lubricant moves from described reservoir.
17. comprising, method according to claim 13, the step that wherein starts described transmission component pull bracing wire to start described transmission component.
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