CN103777276A - System and method for stripping optical cable - Google Patents

System and method for stripping optical cable Download PDF

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CN103777276A
CN103777276A CN201210400641.7A CN201210400641A CN103777276A CN 103777276 A CN103777276 A CN 103777276A CN 201210400641 A CN201210400641 A CN 201210400641A CN 103777276 A CN103777276 A CN 103777276A
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李航
袁拥军
冷宗圣
吕建春
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02GINSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G1/00Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines
    • H02G1/12Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
    • H02G1/1275Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof by applying heat
    • H02G1/128Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof by applying heat using radiant energy, e.g. a laser beam
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    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/245Removing protective coverings of light guides before coupling
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02GINSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G1/00Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines
    • H02G1/12Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
    • H02G1/1202Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof by cutting and withdrawing insulation
    • H02G1/1248Machines
    • H02G1/1251Machines the cutting element not rotating about the wire or cable
    • H02G1/1253Machines the cutting element not rotating about the wire or cable making a transverse cut
    • H02G1/1256Machines the cutting element not rotating about the wire or cable making a transverse cut using wire or cable-clamping means

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for stripping an optical cable. The optical cable (20) includes a bare fiber (24), a coverage layer (23) wrapping the bare fiber, a Kevlar layer (22) and an optical-fiber protective sleeve (21) from inside to outside. The system includes an optical-cable loading bench (10) provided with an end face (12) and an optical-cable loading face (11), wherein the optical-fiber loading face (11) is structured to be suitable for fixing the optical cable to be stripped on the loading face of the optical-cable loading bench and an to-be-stripped end of the optical cable extends out of the end face of the optical-cable loading bench; an air injection device (60) suitable for blowing air to the Kevlar exposed at the to-be-stripped end so as to make the Kevlar separate from the bare fiber; and a cutting device used for cutting the separated Kevlar. The invention also relates to an optical-cable stripping method.

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Denude the system and method for cable
Technical field
The present invention relates to peeling off of optical cable, relate in particular to the method and system that optical cable is peeled off.
Background technology
The technology of denuding at present cable adopts automanual mechanical bit cutting cable jacket and Kev to draw (KEVLAR).In the operating process of cutting cable jacket, first once put into an optical cable, then trigger switch makes automatic blade peel off sheath.Wiping out in the operating process that Kev draws, first once put into an optical cable, then trigger switch makes automatic blade cut off Kev to draw.
But, in the time that cutting Kev draws, need to first Kev be drawn and naked fine separation, this detachment process bothers relatively.
Because peel off and cut in the operating process that Kev draws at cable jacket, be all once to put into an optical cable and for an optical cable executable operations, this is unfavorable for the raising of production efficiency again.
In addition, due to existing utilization blade, and be restricted the serviceable life of blade, makes the stability of equipment not high, causes equipment component idle.
Summary of the invention
For overcoming at least one aspect of the technical matters existing in prior art, for example improve the efficiency that cutting Kev draws, the present invention is proposed.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of system of denuding cable has been proposed, described optical cable comprises that overlayer, the Kev of naked fibre, coated naked fibre draw layer and cable jacket from inside to outside successively, described system comprises: optical cable plummer, have end face and optical cable loading end, described optical cable loading end is configured to be suitable for that cable to be denuded is fixed on the loading end of described optical cable plummer and the stripping end for the treatment of of optical cable extends to outside the end face of optical cable plummer; Air jet system, is suitable for to treating Kev stretch blow gas that stripping end exposes so that described Kev draws and described naked fine separation; And cutter sweep, draw for the Kev of cutting and separating.
Favourable, described system also comprises: baffle plate, is placed between described naked fibre and described laser instrument removedly to prevent the described naked fibre of laser beam infringement.Favourable, described system also comprises the rectangular frame part that the end face of contiguous described optical cable plummer arranges, described rectangular frame part is positioned at the below for the treatment of stripping end of described optical cable and at the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and be roughly parallel in the direction of described loading end and extend, draws and hang in the opening of described rectangular frame part with the described naked fine Kev separating.Favourable, in the framework of described rectangular frame part, be provided with the guide groove inserting for described baffle plate, described baffle plate is suitable in described guide groove slippage to stop from naked fibre described in the laser beam directive of laser instrument.
In said system, described laser instrument can be lower laser instrument, described in being placed in, treat the below of stripping end, described lower laser instrument utilization the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and be roughly parallel to the above lower laser instrument of direction of described loading end and optical cable plummer between relatively move from below cut the cable jacket of optical cable.Favourable, described system also comprises optical cable clamp device, the end face positioned opposite of described optical cable clamp device and described optical cable plummer, be suitable for clamping the cable jacket for the treatment of stripping end of optical cable, and described optical cable clamp device is suitable for moving up to peel off with respect to optical cable plummer the cut cable jacket for the treatment of stripping end away from the side of optical cable plummer.Favourable, described system further comprises laser instrument, described in being placed in, treat the top of stripping end, for outgoing laser beam, described upper laser instrument utilization the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and the direction that is roughly parallel to described loading end on the above between laser instrument and optical cable plummer relatively move from above cut the cable jacket of optical cable.Favourable, in said system, described optical cable plummer is suitable for many cables to be denuded to be fixed in side by side on the same loading end of described optical cable plummer.
Favourable, described air jet system comprises nozzle, and described nozzle is suitable for moving up at the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and the side that is roughly parallel to described loading end; Or described air jet system is included in perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of described optical cable and is roughly parallel to the strip puff prot of the direction of described loading end.
In said system, favourable, described optical cable plummer is placed on support, and described optical cable plummer is suitable for respect to the described support length that mobile preset distance draws cut Kev with adjustment on described longitudinal direction.
According to another aspect of the present invention, proposed a kind of method of denuding cable, described optical cable comprises that naked fibre, coat, Kev draw layer and cable jacket from inside to outside successively, and described method comprises: optical cable positioning step; Cable jacket strip step: the Kev of the cable jacket for the treatment of stripping end of optical cable being peeled off to expose to optical cable draws; Kev draws separating step: utilize the air blast described naked fibre of separation and described Kev to draw; And Kev draws cutting step: cutting is drawn with the described naked fine Kev separating.Can utilize cut Kev to draw.
In the time utilizing cut Kev to draw, favourable, before described Kev draws cutting step, described method also comprises and stops step: baffle plate is placed between described naked fibre and described Kev draw, to prevent from cutting the described naked fibre of laser beam infringement that described Kev draws.Favourable, described Kev draws in separating step, and the gas that utilizes the air jet system for the treatment of stripping end top described in being positioned to blow out makes Kev draw the below of the optical fiber in exposing.Further, described air jet system comprises nozzle, draw in separating step at described Kev, the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and the side that is roughly parallel to described loading end move up described nozzle with the Kev of described many optical cables is drawn blow to successively described naked fibre below, or described air jet system is included in perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of described optical cable and is roughly parallel to the strip puff prot of the direction of described loading end, draw in separating step at described Kev, for the Kev of described many optical cables is drawn to the below that blows to substantially described naked fibre simultaneously.
In said method, favourable, before drawing cutting step, described Kev also comprises step: move described optical cable to adjust the length that cut Kev is drawn along the longitudinal direction of described optical cable.
Said method can be carried out cutting simultaneously to many optical cables, and described optical cable positioning step is that many cables to be denuded are arranged side by side on the same loading end of optical cable plummer, and the stripping end for the treatment of of every cable to be denuded reaches outside the end face of described loading end.Favourable, draw in cutting step at described Kev, by relatively moving between laser instrument and described optical cable plummer, the laser beam of utilizing laser instrument to penetrate is cut described Kev and is drawn.
Utilize technical scheme of the present invention, can simple and effective way realize Kev and draw and the separating of naked fibre, improve in optical cable stripping process and cut the efficiency that Kev draws.Owing to using laser to cut, avoid blade loss and restriction, improve the stability of equipment.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic sectional view of optical cable according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is according to the schematic perspective view of the system of denuding cable of a specific embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the exemplary side elevation of the system in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the exemplary top view of the system in Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 illustrates that optical cable is arranged in the illustrative diagram on optical cable plummer.
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Describe the embodiment of exemplary of the present invention below in detail, the example of embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein same or analogous label represents same or analogous element.The embodiment describing below with reference to accompanying drawing is exemplary, is intended to explain the present invention, and can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
The schematic sectional view of optical cable according to an embodiment of the invention has been shown in Fig. 1.Wherein, this optical cable 20 comprises from outside to inside: cable jacket 21, Kev draw 22,900 μ m coats (comprising cushion) 23, naked fine 24.The structure that it is pointed out that above-mentioned optical cable is only exemplary.
Below with reference to Fig. 2-4, the system of denuding cable according to an embodiment of the invention is described.Described system comprises: optical cable plummer 10, is suitable for that cable 20 to be denuded is fixed on the loading end 11 of described optical cable plummer and the stripping end 25 for the treatment of of optical cable extends to outside the end face 12 of optical cable plummer; Air jet system 60, is suitable for to treating that the Kev that stripping end exposes draws 22 air blowings so that described Kev draws 22 to separate with described naked fine 24; And cutter sweep, draw for the Kev of cutting and separating.
Described cutter sweep is laser instrument, carries out the laser beam of cutting operation for launching, and utilizes relatively moving and cut described Kev and draw between described laser beam and described optical cable plummer 10.
In the case of the Kev of optical cable draws and exposes and then optical cable is placed on optical cable plummer 10, described laser instrument comprises lower laser instrument 32, described in being placed in, treat the below of stripping end 25, described lower laser instrument 32 utilize the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and be roughly parallel to the above lower laser instrument 32 of direction (being the direction perpendicular to paper in Fig. 3) of described loading end and optical cable plummer between relatively moving cut described Kev and draw.
Favourable, baffle plate 40 be placed in described naked fine 24 and described Kev draw between 22, to prevent from cutting the described naked fibre of laser beam infringement that described Kev draws.As shown in Fig. 2-3, baffle plate 40 is placed between described naked fibre and described lower laser instrument 32 removedly to prevent the described naked fibre of laser beam infringement from lower laser instrument 32.Baffle plate 40 can for example, by can stopping laser beam and can not burnt bad material (metal) by laser beam and make.
As shown in Fig. 3-4, favourable, described system comprises the rectangular frame part 50 that the end face 12 of contiguous described optical cable plummer 10 arranges, described rectangular frame part 50 is positioned at the below for the treatment of stripping end of described optical cable and at the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable 20 and be roughly parallel in the direction of described loading end 11 and extend, draws and hang in the opening of described rectangular frame part with the described naked fine Kev separating.Favourable, in the framework of described rectangular frame part, be provided with the guide groove (not shown) inserting for described baffle plate, described baffle plate is suitable in described guide groove slippage to stop from naked fibre described in the laser beam directive of laser instrument.
Although it is pointed out that and figure 3 illustrates two laser instruments 31,32,, also can only use a laser instrument, for example, in the time that the Kev that need to cut optical cable draws, can only arrange a laser instrument, as the laser instrument 32 in Fig. 3; For another example,, in the time need to cutting the cable jacket of optical cable, can only use laser instrument 31 or laser instrument 32 in Fig. 3.
Owing to using the laser beam of laser instrument transmitting as cutting tool, avoid use mechanical bit, thereby avoided blade loss and restriction, improve the stability of equipment.
No matter whether rectangular frame part 50 is set, baffle plate 40 itself can be driven into blocking position by special driving mechanism.Baffle plate 40 is preferably along the stripe board that in Fig. 3, the direction perpendicular to paper is extended.Baffle plate 40 can not be even strip, but can be moved and carries out when cutting and stop all the time laser beam directive optical fiber Kev is drawn.
In Fig. 2-3, on the vertical direction that upper and lower laser instrument 31,32 is arranged in perpendicular to loading end 11, thus outgoing laser beam vertically.But, laser instrument also can be arranged to transmitting and be roughly parallel to the laser beam of described loading end 11, and described laser instrument utilization the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and be roughly parallel to the above laser instrument of direction of described loading end and optical cable plummer between relatively move cut off described Kev and draw.
Favourable, air jet system 60 from described optical cable plummer 10 described in direction Kev stretch blow gas so that described Kev draws the below in described naked fibre.
In the case of optical cable 20 treat stripping end 25 do not expose Kev draw (being cable jacket 21 is not stripped from), described system can utilize lower laser instrument 32 to cut cable jacket 21, concrete, described laser instrument comprises lower laser instrument 32, described in being placed in, treat the below of stripping end 25, described lower laser instrument 32 utilize the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and be roughly parallel to the above lower laser instrument of direction of described loading end and optical cable plummer between relatively move from below cut the cable jacket 21 of optical cable 20.
It should be noted that in above description, lower laser instrument 32 not only needs to cut cable jacket 21, and need to cut Kev and draw, so, in the time carrying out both cuttings, need to regulate the output power of lower laser instrument 32.In addition, for different optical cables, also need to regulate the output power of lower laser instrument 32 so that cable jacket 21 is carried out to suitable cutting, in addition, also need to control lower laser relative rate travel.Like this, neither can be because of power too small or the laser beam residence time is too short and make depth of cut inadequate, also can be because of power not excessive or the laser beam residence time is excessive and cause injuring that Kev draws and optical fiber.Output power to lower laser instrument 32 and the control of relative movement speed are also applicable to upper laser instrument 31.
After cable jacket 21 is carried out to cutting, can be pulled away from the cable jacket 21 for the treatment of on stripping end 25, for this reason, described system also comprises optical cable clamp device 70, end face 12 positioned opposite of described optical cable clamp device 70 and described optical cable plummer, be suitable for clamping the cable jacket 21 for the treatment of stripping end of optical cable, and described optical cable clamp device 70 is suitable for moving up to peel off with respect to optical cable plummer the cut cable jacket 21 for the treatment of stripping end away from the side of optical cable plummer 10.As shown in Figure 3, clamp device 70 comprises 71He Xia clamping section, clamping section 72, both with the mode positioned opposite of capable of regulating spacing between the two, treat that the cable jacket 21 of stripping end 25 is placed in or is clipped between 71Yu Xia clamping section, clamping section 72 by for example bolt 73.The driving of clamp device driver 74 of the opposite side that can be by being for example arranged on clamp device 70 that relatively moves between clamp device 70 and optical cable plummer 10 realizes.But, in order to be conducive to or to be convenient to, cable jacket 21 is peeled off from optical cable, described system also comprises laser instrument 31, described in being placed in, treat the top of stripping end 25, for outgoing laser beam, described upper laser instrument 31 utilize the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and the direction that is roughly parallel to described loading end on the above between laser instrument and optical cable plummer relatively move from above cut the cable jacket 21 of optical cable.In said system, can also comprise: air jet system 60, is suitable for from described optical cable plummer 10 Kev stretch blow gas described in direction so that treat that stripping end 25 Kevs that expose draw the below in described optical fiber; Baffle plate 40, be placed in removedly between described optical fiber and lower laser instrument 32 to prevent that the laser beam that described lower laser instrument 32 is launched from damaging described optical fiber, the end that the Kev of wherein blowing down draws is positioned at the below of described baffle plate 40, and the Kev that described lower laser instrument 32 laser beam of launching is suitable for exposing described in cutting draws.
It is pointed out that relatively moving between laser instrument and optical cable plummer 10 can be that optical cable plummer 10 is driven, can be also that laser instrument is driven.
Air jet system 60 is described below.Described air jet system 60 can comprise nozzle, and described nozzle is suitable for moving up at the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and the side that is roughly parallel to described loading end, for example, with the below to the optical fiber exposing by the Kev stretch blow of optical cable; Or described air jet system is included in perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of described optical cable and is roughly parallel to the strip puff prot of the direction of described loading end, for example, for the below to the optical fiber exposing by the Kev stretch blow of described optical cable.It is to be noted, the movement of the nozzle here or strip puff prot itself is driven and is moved above optical cable supporting body 10, is occurred relatively moving thereby also can optical cable plummer 10 drive between nozzle or strip puff prot and optical cable plummer.
In above system, described optical cable plummer is suitable for many cables to be denuded to be fixed in side by side on the same loading end 11 of described optical cable plummer 10.Thus, can many optical cables be carried out and be peeled off simultaneously, this have improved production efficiency greatly.
For this reason, as shown in Figure 2, described optical cable plummer 10 can have: be suitable for holding respectively multiple grooves 13 of many cables to be denuded, described groove extends along described longitudinal direction.
For the ease of cutting operation, favourable, described system also comprises: the optical cable pressing plate 81 that contiguous described end face 12 arranges; And applying the locking member 82 towards the pressure of the loading end 11 of described optical cable plummer 10 to optical cable pressing plate 81 releasedly, wherein said optical cable 20 is placed between described optical cable pressing plate 81 and described optical cable plummer 10.
Favourable, the contiguous described end face 12 of optical cable pressing plate 81 is perpendicular to described longitudinal direction setting.Groove 13 can form by form recessed recess on optical cable loading end 11.Multiple bar shaped projections that are arranged in parallel side by side also can be set on optical cable loading end 11, between adjacent bar projection, form described groove 13.Groove 13 can be v shape groove, rectangular channel or semi-circular groove etc.The above-mentioned groove 13 extending along the longitudinal direction also can be set on the optical cable loading end of optical cable plummer 10, and special locating groove is set, each locating groove forms a point of fixity, and for each root optical cable, can arrange one or more locating grooves.
As shown in Fig. 2-3, described optical cable plummer 10 is placed on support 90, and described optical cable plummer 10 is suitable for respect to described support 90 length that mobile preset distance draws cut Kev with adjustment on described longitudinal direction.Favourable, above-mentioned rectangular frame part 50 can be arranged on the end corresponding to described end face 12 of support 90.
The present invention also relates to a kind of method of denuding cable, comprising: optical cable positioning step: for example, cable 10 to be denuded is arranged on the loading end 11 of optical cable plummer 10, the stripping end 25 for the treatment of of cable to be denuded reaches outside the end face 12 of described loading end; Cable jacket strip step: the Kev of the cable jacket for the treatment of stripping end 25 of optical cable being peeled off to expose to optical cable draws; Kev draws separating step: utilize the air blast described naked fibre of separation and described Kev to draw; And Kev draws cutting step: cutting is drawn with the described naked fine Kev separating.Draw in cutting step at described Kev, can utilize cut Kev to draw.
In the situation that utilizing cut Kev to draw, before described Kev draws cutting step, described method also comprises and stops step: baffle plate 40 is placed between described naked fibre and described Kev draw, to prevent from cutting the described naked fibre of laser beam infringement that described Kev draws.Described Kev draws in separating step, favourable, and the gas that utilizes the air jet system 60 for the treatment of stripping end 25 tops described in being positioned to blow out makes Kev draw the below in naked fibre.Air jet system 60 also can be positioned at below or other positions for the treatment of stripping end 25, as long as Kev can be drawn and naked fine separation.
Described treat that stripping end 25 has exposed Kev and draws in the situation that, described Kev draws separating step can be to make the Kev for the treatment of stripping end 25 to draw to separate with described optical fiber and below in optical fiber, and described Kev draws cutting step can be: the laser beam of utilizing laser instrument 32 to launch is cut off described Kev and drawn.
In the case for the treatment of that the Kev of stripping end 25 draws and do not expose, described method also comprises: cable jacket strip step: the Kev of the cable jacket for the treatment of stripping end 25 of optical cable being peeled off to expose to optical cable draws; And Kev draws separating step: the Kev that makes to treat stripping end draws and separates with described optical fiber and below in optical fiber, and described cutting step is: the laser beam of utilizing laser instrument 32 to launch is cut off described Kev and drawn.
Described cable jacket strip step comprises: cable jacket cutting step: provide and described in being arranged in, treat the upper laser instrument 31 of stripping end top and/or the lower laser instrument 32 of below, utilize the laser beam of laser instrument transmitting only to cut the cable jacket of optical cable; And cable jacket is pulled away from step: be pulled away from cut cable jacket and the Kev that exposes optical cable draws from described optical cable.Described cable jacket is pulled away from step and comprises: sheath clamp device 70 is provided, utilize after described sheath clamp device clamps cut cable jacket 21, make described sheath clamp device be pulled away from cut cable jacket 21 and the Kev that exposes optical cable draws with respect to the movement of optical cables being fixed from described optical cable.
Although do not illustrate, in described cutting step, the laser beam that is roughly parallel to described loading end that can utilize laser instrument to launch is cut off described Kev and is drawn.
Particularly in the case of transmitting laser beam vertically, described method also comprises and stops step: between the optical fiber exposing described in baffle plate 40 is placed in and described Kev draw, and described cutting step is for example: utilize to be positioned at and treat that laser beam that the lower laser instrument 32 of stripping end below is launched cuts off that described Kev draws and optical fiber that laser beam is exposed described in not have to damage based on stopping of described baffle plate 40.
Favourable, described in drawing separating step to utilize to be positioned at, treats Kev that the gas that the air jet system 60 of stripping end top blows out makes Kev draw the below of the optical fiber in exposing.Air jet system also can be set, but manually Kev be drawn to the below that is placed in optical fiber.
Favourable, draw in separating step at described Kev, described air jet system comprises nozzle, the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and the side that is roughly parallel to described loading end move up described nozzle with for example the Kev of described many optical cables is drawn blow to successively the optical fiber that exposes below, or described air jet system is included in perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of described optical cable and is roughly parallel to the strip puff prot of the direction of described loading end, for example, for the Kev of described many optical cables is drawn to the below that blows to substantially the optical fiber exposing simultaneously.
In said method, before described cutting step, also comprise step: move described optical cable to adjust the length that cut Kev is drawn along the longitudinal direction of described optical cable.
In above method, described optical cable positioning step is that many cables to be denuded are arranged side by side on the same loading end 11 of optical cable plummer 10, and the stripping end 25 for the treatment of of every cable to be denuded reaches outside the end face 12 of described loading end; By relatively moving between laser instrument and described optical cable plummer, the laser beam of utilizing laser instrument to penetrate is treated stripping end and is carried out the cutting operation for peeling off.
A concrete example optical cable being carried out to strip operation is described below with reference to Fig. 1-5.
The first step: load optical cable
By operating personnel, the end of 1~18 cable to be denuded is put on optical cable plummer 10 successively, the outstanding length of optical cable 20 is controlled by a block 92 placing its front portion.Afterwards, will utilize optical cable clamp device 70 that optical cable 20 is compressed and fixed.
Second step: on optical cable plummer 10, laser instrument is set
The optical cable plummer 10 that carries optical cable is placed in to laser instrument objective table (corresponding to support 90).
The 3rd step: cut cable jacket 21
Start laser instrument cutting process, laser instrument objective table is cut movement of optical cables to time under laser instrument camera lens by initial Article 1 and is opened and launch laser, objective table continues carrying optical cable at the uniform velocity passes by laser beam, and movement velocity is generally in 50~150mm/ second, laser instrument is made up of the laser head of upper and lower two same models and function, while cutting, first launch continuous laser pulse by upper laser head (corresponding to upper laser instrument 31) or lower laser head (corresponding to lower laser instrument 32), the energy intensity of laser pulse is between 8~15W, the optical cable energy of general diameter 2.0mm low smoke and zero halogen is chosen as 10W left and right, optical cable will be by surface trimming at its cable jacket after laser pulse by optical cable plummer 10, complete bottom (now under laser head, camera lens the goes out laser) cutting to optical cable after being turned back by platform again after the cutting of first half optical cable.Now two demifacets up and down on the face of cylinder of every optical cable have all been cut two smooth otch, and this notch depth needs to control, and can find proper power by regulation and control laser instrument emissive power.
The 4th step: cable jacket 21 is peeled off
After each optical cable is cut on upper and lower both direction by laser instrument, by sheath clamp cutting edge (corresponding to the lower clamping section 72 of optical cable clamp device 70) by sheath be pulled away from the compression of briquetting (corresponding to the upper clamping section 71 of optical cable clamp device 70) all cut optical cable, be pulled away from by sheath the motion a (Fig. 3) that control gear (corresponding to clamp device driver 74) controls again and move to the left all cable jackets of being cut optical cable 21 are pulled away from, thereby complete automatically peeling off many cable jackets simultaneously.
The 5th step: aramid fiber (drawing corresponding to Kev) cutting
After completing the sheath of optical cable peeled off, optical cable carrying fixture will be turned right and be done translation motion (motion in Fig. 3 c), mobile 6~10mm, the object of translation is not change under the condition of laser instrument cutting track, make the cutting position of laser than the position relative reach 6~10mm on optical cable that previously cut sheath, this numerical value is exactly to retain the length of aramid fiber on optical cable, and concrete numerical value will be according to the model of the different joints of optical fibre and manufacturer and slightly different, generally in 7mm left and right.
After completing optical cable and retreating, laser instrument objective table will carry optical cable through a valve (corresponding to air jet system 60) of from top to bottom blowing, this valve all optical cable through process under it in blowing compressed air continuously all the time, the order ground of blowing is the aramid fiber of the optical cable through its below and 900um coat need to be separated, to facilitate the cutting of follow-up aramid fiber.The air pressure that blowing nozzle uses is about 2~4kg/cm 2.Aramid fiber (if the motion in Fig. 4 is d) by past blowing down completely separated with the optical cable of 900um part, is stuck in rectangular frame part 50 simultaneously and can not recovers position by the aramid fiber toward blowing down when through blowing nozzle; Now aramid fiber cut-out baffle plate 40 moves to the motion b as in Fig. 3 between 900um optical cable below and aramid fiber, and the object that adds this baffle plate is that catch will stop laser in order to avoid cut wound 900um optical cable coating layer in the process of cutting off aramid fiber.
Complete baffle plate 40 to the isolation of 900um optical cable after, the lower laser head Emission Lasers of laser instrument, simultaneously laser instrument objective table will carry optical cable process above it, aramid fiber is cut to designated length, unnecessary aramid fiber drops.Complete the cut-out to many optical cable aramid fibers simultaneously.
The 6th step: take off optical cable plummer 10 from laser instrument objective table, complete this operation.
Utilize technical scheme of the present invention, at least can obtain one of following advantage:
Use cut to avoid loss and the plant maintenance of current plant equipment or peel manually cable instrument blade;
Realize and once shell many optical cables, improved production efficiency;
Use pressurized air to blow to 0.9mm optical fiber and the Kev pull portion of the optical cable of peelling off cable jacket, make Kev draw light separation, make cut Kev draw effective convenience.
Although illustrated and described embodiments of the invention, for the ordinary skill in the art, be appreciated that without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention and can change these embodiment.The scope of application of the present invention is limited by claims and equivalent thereof.The scope of the present invention, should as the application claim defined is as the criterion.

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1. denude the system of cable for one kind, described optical cable (20) comprises that overlayer (23), the Kev of naked fibre (24), coated naked fibre draw layer (22) and cable jacket (21) from inside to outside successively, and described system comprises:
Optical cable plummer (10), have end face (12) and optical cable loading end (11), described optical cable loading end (11) is configured to be suitable for that cable to be denuded is fixed on the loading end of described optical cable plummer and the stripping end for the treatment of of optical cable extends to outside the end face of optical cable plummer;
Air jet system (60), is suitable for to treating Kev stretch blow gas that stripping end exposes so that described Kev draws and described naked fine separation; And
Cutter sweep, draws for the Kev of cutting and separating.
2. system according to claim 1, wherein:
Described cutter sweep is laser instrument (32), carries out the laser beam of cutting operation for launching, and utilizes relatively moving and cut described Kev and draw between described laser beam and described optical cable plummer.
3. system according to claim 2, also comprises:
Baffle plate (40), is placed between described naked fibre and described laser instrument removedly to prevent the described naked fibre of laser beam infringement.
4. system according to claim 3, also comprises:
The rectangular frame part (50) that the end face (12) of contiguous described optical cable plummer arranges, described rectangular frame part is positioned at the below for the treatment of stripping end of described optical cable and at the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and be roughly parallel in the direction of described loading end and extend, draws and hang in the opening of described rectangular frame part with the described naked fine Kev separating.
5. system according to claim 4, wherein:
In the framework of described rectangular frame part, be provided with the guide groove inserting for described baffle plate, described baffle plate is suitable in described guide groove slippage to stop from naked fibre described in the laser beam directive of laser instrument.
6. system according to claim 2, wherein:
Described laser instrument is lower laser instrument, described in being placed in, treat the below of stripping end, described lower laser instrument also utilize the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and be roughly parallel to the above lower laser instrument of direction of described loading end and optical cable plummer between relatively move from below cut the cable jacket of optical cable.
7. system according to claim 6, also comprises:
Optical cable clamp device (70), end face (12) positioned opposite of described optical cable clamp device and described optical cable plummer, be suitable for clamping the cable jacket (21) for the treatment of stripping end of optical cable, and described optical cable clamp device is suitable for moving up to peel off with respect to optical cable plummer the cut cable jacket for the treatment of stripping end away from the side of optical cable plummer.
8. system according to claim 7, also comprises:
Upper laser instrument (31), described in being placed in, treat the top of stripping end, for outgoing laser beam, described upper laser instrument utilization the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and the direction that is roughly parallel to described loading end on the above between laser instrument and optical cable plummer relatively move from above cut the cable jacket of optical cable.
9. according to the system described in any one in claim 1-8, wherein:
Described optical cable plummer is suitable for many cables to be denuded to be fixed in side by side on the same loading end of described optical cable plummer.
10. system according to claim 1, wherein:
Described air jet system (60) comprises nozzle, and described nozzle is suitable for moving up at the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and the side that is roughly parallel to described loading end; Or
Described air jet system (60) is included in perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of described optical cable and is roughly parallel to the strip puff prot of the direction of described loading end.
11. according to the system described in any one in claim 1-10, wherein:
Described optical cable plummer is placed on support, and described optical cable plummer is suitable for respect to the described support length that mobile preset distance draws cut Kev with adjustment on described longitudinal direction.
Denude the method for cable for 12. 1 kinds, described optical cable (20) comprises that naked fibre (24), coat (23), Kev draw layer (22) and cable jacket (21) from inside to outside successively, and described method comprises:
Optical cable positioning step;
Cable jacket strip step: the Kev of the cable jacket for the treatment of stripping end of optical cable being peeled off to expose to optical cable draws;
Kev draws separating step: utilize the air blast described naked fibre of separation and described Kev to draw; And
Kev draws cutting step: cutting is drawn with the described naked fine Kev separating.
13. methods according to claim 12, wherein:
Draw in cutting step at described Kev, utilize cut Kev to draw.
14. methods according to claim 13, wherein:
Before described Kev draws cutting step, described method also comprises and stops step: baffle plate (40) is placed between described naked fibre and described Kev draw, to prevent from cutting the described naked fibre of laser beam infringement that described Kev draws.
15. according to the method described in claim 13 or 14, wherein:
Described Kev draws in separating step, and the gas that utilizes the air jet system (60) for the treatment of stripping end top described in being positioned to blow out makes Kev draw the below in naked fibre.
16. methods according to claim 15, wherein:
Described air jet system comprises nozzle, draw in separating step at described Kev, the longitudinal direction perpendicular to described optical cable and the side that is roughly parallel to described loading end move up described nozzle with the Kev of described many optical cables is drawn blow to successively described naked fibre below, or
Described air jet system is included in perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of described optical cable and is roughly parallel to the strip puff prot of the direction of described loading end, draw in separating step at described Kev, for the Kev of described many optical cables is drawn to the below that blows to substantially described naked fibre simultaneously.
17. methods according to claim 12, wherein:
Before drawing cutting step, described Kev also comprises step: move described optical cable to adjust the length that cut Kev is drawn along the longitudinal direction of described optical cable.
18. according to the method described in any one in claim 12-17, wherein:
Described optical cable positioning step is that many cables to be denuded are arranged side by side on the same loading end of optical cable plummer, and the stripping end for the treatment of of every cable to be denuded reaches outside the end face (12) of described loading end.
19. methods according to claim 18, wherein:
Draw in cutting step at described Kev, by relatively moving between laser instrument and described optical cable plummer, the laser beam of utilizing laser instrument to penetrate is cut described Kev and is drawn.
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