CN106938396A - The processing method of multiport optical device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The processing method of a kind of multiport optical device disclosed by the invention, it is desirable to provide one kind processing is simple, low-cost, the processing method of fast and flexible.The technical scheme is that：The multiport optical device body that six faces are formed with light hole is prepared first, then the back side is formed with and the filter plate mirror holder that filter plate is bearing on face is formed with the cross recess positioning disk of screw-like and its vertical column cap, it is press-fitted into the location fit hole of this body side surface of multiport optical device, cross recess positioning disk is positioned in the press-fitting cornerwise lower mould cross locating dowel of positioning fixture, and insert multiport optical device body in the stopper slot in the middle part of upper clamping fixture plate, with staking punch punching press by multiport optical device body and filter plate mirror holder consolidation, it is assembled into the multiport optical device component that the anglec of rotation by two transflector filter plates controls the cuboid shape within ± 0.5 degree.The present invention solves the problem of prior art is using specific customization tool sharpening low precision.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of multiport active electro-optic device body being mainly used in optical communication system.It is especially integrated
The optical device OSA that multiple transmitting optical assemblies and multiple reception optical assemblies integrally combine（optical sub-assembly）.
Background technology
Optical active component is to convert the electrical signal to optical signal in optical communication system or convert optical signals into electric signal
Primary Component, is the heart of optical transmission system, and its basic role is the coupling and fixation of light path, and the coupling of light path and fixation are all
Need device body（Base）Design and processing ensure.Multiport optical device is mainly used in high-speed PON access networks, three nets and closed
In the communication networks such as one network, Point-to-Point Data Transmission net.The laser coupling that multiport optical device emitting module produces laser
Conjunction enters Optical Fiber Transmission, and reception optical assembly is responsible for detection reception and sends over optical signal from optical fiber.The device of this high integration
Dependence and requirement for metal body is very high, so the core place that its design and processing, which are OSA, to be designed and produced.Commonly
Optical device OSA packing components include：It is LD TO-Can, PD TO-Can, LD soldering and sealing body, PD ceramics press-fittings body, square outer
Set, contact pin adapter, transmitting light transmission, receive 45 degree of diaphragms of light reflection, the 0 of the reception light that 45 degree of diaphragms of transmission are reflected back
Spend diaphragm.Multiport optical device OSA includes 45 ° of multiple TO-can ports and multi-disc, and 13 ° are waited the 0 ° of band logical filter of light splitting slide and multi-disc
Wave plate, optical device OSA body designs are extremely complex, due to by external dimensions, inner space, the limit of filter plate assembly precision etc.
System, result in the mode of machining can not ensure design requirement.Common practice is using powder metallurgy injection in current industry
（MIM）Mode realizes design.Mould molding, the die sinking expense of great number and very long week are needed using powder metallurgy injection MIM
Phase turns into bottleneck, and processed complex.Filter plate designed as OSA in core passive device, its characteristic is to angle of incident light
Degree is very sensitive, 1 degree of deviation or causes the light filter plate curve of spectrum to offset 6nm or so, and this optical property on OSA influences
It is very huge.Transflector filter plate is bearing on face machining angle and the required precision of assembling orientation angle is high.In order to ensure on port 3
Angle after two, breasting face filter plate is placed is 45 degree or 13 degree, and bottom needs back chipping, and milling cutter need to be deep from the oral area of port 3
Enter, process red line mark face, angle it is difficult to ensure that.It is difficult complete back chipping for placing the bottom of filter plate, metal is broken in addition
Bits residual, so the angle after filter plate assembling can not be ensured.In the tradition machining metamer multiport optical device shown in Fig. 7
Body is in being processed, and the first transflector filter plate of filter plate is bearing on face and the second transflector filter plate is bearing on face, due to
Space limitation needs to use special tool to be processed, and the first transflector filter plate is bearing on the transflector filter plate of face 2 and second
It is difficult removing that a large amount of burrs are left on the face of breasting face 3, while the first transflector filter plate is bearing on the transflector filter plate of face 2 and second
90 ° of the root position in breasting face 3 can not back chipping, influence angle of assembling.Because multiport OSA bodies all use SUS304 stainless steels
In addition to there is inner space small for machining, is bored using conventional, milling is cut, the method such as mill all can not be processed precisely, and it is special to use
Cutter is customized, multiple clamping is processed, and batch production can not be realized at all, while multiple clamping also brings along machining accuracy
Poor the problems such as.At present using special tool or customization tool sharpening multiport OSA bodies, the price of cutter is very expensive, i.e.,
Processed using special tool also can leave substantial amounts of metallic bur power in filter plate bottom and breasting plane, if do not used
People can not be used at all using scraper deburring by hand, but because inside dimension is very narrow and small（Processing dimension is all millimeter amount
Level）, some place can not remove at all, so cause the very low workpiece of yields expensive.Whether machine or powder
The metallurgical injection molding method processing multiport OSA bodies in end, an OSA bulk product can be used only in a design above, such as
There is small change in fruit design, otherwise it is exactly machine tool or technique change, otherwise seek to change the mould of powder metallurgy, this
A little changes are required for two weeks to cycle of one month.
The content of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to make multiport optical device for prior art machining（OSA）The defect of presence there is provided
One kind processing is simple, low-cost, the processing method of the multiport optical device of fast and flexible.
The above-mentioned purpose of the present invention scheme can be achieved in the following manner, a kind of processing side of multiport optical device
Method, it is characterised in that comprise the following steps：To simplify processing, the multiport optical device that six faces are formed with light hole is prepared first
The back side, is then formed with and the filtering that filter plate is bearing on face is formed with the cross recess positioning disk of screw-like and its vertical column cap by body 17
Piece mirror holder, is press-fitted into the location fit hole of this body side surface of multiport optical device, cross recess positioning disk is positioned at into press-fitting locating clip
Have in cornerwise lower mould cross locating dowel 14, and the stopper slot 12 that multiport optical device body is inserted in the middle part of upper clamping fixture plate
In, with staking punch punching press by multiport optical device body and filter plate mirror holder consolidation, one is assembled into by two transflectors
The anglec of rotation of filter plate controls the multiport optical device component of the cuboid shape within ± 0.5 degree.
The present invention has the advantages that compared to prior art.
Processing is simple.The present invention is formed with the multiport optical device body 17 of light hole using six faces and the back side is formed with spiral shell
Integral, the filter plate of filter plate mirror holder two pieces assembling that filter plate is bearing on face is formed with the cross recess positioning disk and its column cap of spike
Mirror holder uses conventional milling cutters time processing, it is possible to two transflector filter plates are bearing on into face and processed.Multiport optical device
Shell processing only needs to common machining apparatus and coordinates universal cutter to process several light holes, and to processing
Required precision is not high.These processing are not only very simple but also filter plate placed angle is guaranteed, it is most important that multiport light
Two transflectors of device are bearing on face and are molded using a knife, solve the problems, such as that angle precision and bottom back chipping and prior art can only be adopted
Specific customization cutter is used, multiple clamping brings the problems such as machining accuracy is poor to be processed.
It is low-cost.The back side is formed with the cross recess positioning disk of screw-like and its vertical column cap by the present invention is formed with filter plate
The filter plate mirror holder in breasting face, is press-fitted into the location fit hole of this body side surface of multiport optical device, cross recess positioning disk is positioned
Inserted in the press-fitting cornerwise lower mould cross locating dowel 14 of positioning fixture, and by multiport optical device body in upper clamping fixture plate
, can be using normal with staking punch punching press by multiport optical device body and filter plate mirror holder consolidation in the stopper slot 12 in portion
Processing method is advised, using market universal cutter, multiport optical device body 17 and the assembling of filter plate mirror holder are completed, so as to processing
Required precision is also reduced much, while in the absence of Burr Problem, yield issues are fundamentally solved, so expense is low
It is honest and clean.
Fast and flexible.The present invention is using multiport optical device body 17 and filter plate mirror holder two-piece design, filter plate mirror
Frame can arrive all two-ports with general, on the even four port products of three ports, and different simply to multiport optical device sheet
Body 17 is modified, and so changes very simple, mach cutter has no change, while the fixture and technique of processing
Also without big change.So it is achieved that quick support multi-product platform, the effect of maneuverability.
Improve machining accuracy.The present invention is using Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 multiport optical devices body 17 and filter plate mirror holder two zero
The motor-driven quick press-fitting of part, the mode of flexible combination multiport optical device body does not reduce Fig. 3 devices and Fig. 4 multiport light devices
The difficulty of processing and cost of part body 17 and filter plate mirror holder device.Held using the first transflector filter plate in a knife manuscript 2
Face 3 is bearing on by the transflector filter plate of face 2 and second, using filter plate mirror holder cross recess positioning disk orientation angle and multiport light device
Part body 17 is press-fitted the mode being combined into one and assembled, and filter plate angle control precision can reach within 0.5 degree and not only solve
Filter plate is bearing on face angle precision, and two are bearing on the problem of face angle bottom is entirely without fillet.
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Fig. 1 is the configuration schematic diagram of multiport optical device of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is Fig. 1 sectional views.
Fig. 3 is the organigram of Fig. 1 multiport device outer case bodies.
Fig. 4 is the organigram of Fig. 1 filter plate mirror holders
Fig. 5 is the decomposition organigram of present invention press-fitting positioning fixture.
Fig. 6 is the positioning principle schematic diagram that Fig. 5 is press-fitted multiport optical device.
Fig. 7 is the section view organigram of traditional multiport optical device body.
In figure：1 press-fit holes, 2 first transflector filter plates are bearing on face, and 3 second transflector filter plates are bearing on face, 4 first
Port, 5 second ports, 6 the 3rd ports, 7 the 4th ports, 8 mating holes, 9 cross recess positioning disks, 10 upper clamping fixture plates, 11 folders
Have under lower template, 12 stopper slots, 13 upper clamping fixture plate positioning holes, 14 lower clamping fixture plate locating dowels, 15 cross locating dowels, 16 fixtures
Die plate locating holes, 17 optical device multiport optical device bodies.
Embodiment
Refering to Fig. 1-Fig. 3.According to the present invention, to simplify processing, prepare first shown in a Fig. 3, six faces are formed with light hole
Multiport optical device body 17 there is first port 4, second port 5, the 3rd port 6 and the port of the 4th port 7 four and one
Individual mating holes 8.The filter plate mirror holder that the screw-like shown in a Fig. 4 carries cross locating slot 9 is prepared again, is then formed with the back side
The filter plate mirror holder that filter plate is bearing on face is formed with the cross recess positioning disk and its vertical column cap of screw-like, multiport light is press-fitted into
The location fit hole of device body side, is positioned at the cornerwise lower mould cross of press-fitting positioning fixture by cross recess positioning disk and positions
On post 14, and multiport optical device body is inserted in the stopper slot 12 in the middle part of upper clamping fixture plate, with staking punch punching press by multiterminal
Mouth optical device body and filter plate mirror holder consolidation, are assembled into the anglec of rotation control by two transflector filter plates and exist
The multiport optical device component of cuboid shape within ± 0.5 degree.
Refering to Fig. 4.Filter plate mirror holder includes：Cross recess positioning disk 9 and its vertical V on the back side of cross recess positioning disk 9
Shape fluting column cap, and on the fluting column cap end, the first transflector filter plate of V-shaped distribution is bearing on the He of face 2
Second transflector filter plate is bearing on face 3.First transflector filter plate is bearing on the transflector filter plate of face 2 and second and is bearing on face 3 each other
90 °, transflector filter plate is mounted on V-arrangement breasting face, and the first transflector filter plate is bearing on the transflector filter plate of face 2 and second and held
The groove anyhow for the cross locating slot for positioning slotted disk 9 with cross by face 3 is at 45 °.
Refering to Fig. 5, Fig. 6.Positioning press-fitting fixture includes cuboid upper clamping fixture plate 10 and lower clamping fixture plate 11, wherein, folder
Upper clamping fixture plate positioning on the stopper slot 12 for limiting multiport optical device body is provided with the middle part of tool cope plate 10 and be diagonal
Hole 13, upper clamping fixture plate positioning hole 13 in use is together with the fit of lower clamping fixture plate locating dowel 14, for being accurately positioned limit
Position groove 12 and the relative position of cross locating dowel 15.The middle part of lower clamping fixture plate 11 is formed with the cross locating dowel 15 of correspondence stopper slot 12
With the correspondence lower clamping fixture plate positioning hole 16 of upper clamping fixture plate positioning hole 13, lower clamping fixture plate positioning hole 16 is fixed with shock machine, with
The stability during press-fitting is improved, the positioning of press-fitting is accurately completed.The press-fitting process of filter plate mirror holder includes four specifically
Number of assembling steps：Cross recess positioning disk 9 in Fig. 6 is directed at installation with cross locating dowel 15 by the first step, and second step is by fixture in Fig. 6
Cope plate positioning hole 13 and the fit of lower clamping fixture plate locating dowel 14, and upper clamping fixture plate 10 and lower clamping fixture plate are laid flat pressing clip
Has lower template 11；Fig. 3 multiport optical devices body 17 is directed at placement by the 3rd step by stopper slot 12 with Fig. 4 filter plate mirror holders.
Need the mating holes 8 by multiport optical device body to sweep away in placement, filter plate mirror holder ledge is placed in multiport light
Inside device body, finally, pressure cooperation is carried out by pressing equipment, by be press-fitted positioning fixture by Fig. 4 filter plates mirror holder and
Fig. 3 multiport device multiport optical devices body carries out press-fitting assembling, it is possible to complete the assembling of multiport optical device body, shape
Into Fig. 1 multiport device body.
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1. a kind of processing method of multiport optical device, it is characterised in that comprise the following steps：To simplify processing, one is prepared first
Individual six face is formed with the multiport optical device body of light hole（17）, then by the back side be formed with screw-like cross recess positioning disk and its
The filter plate mirror holder that filter plate is bearing on face is formed with vertical column cap, the location fit of this body side surface of multiport optical device is press-fitted into
Hole, the press-fitting cornerwise lower mould cross locating dowel of positioning fixture is positioned at by cross recess positioning disk（14）On, and by multiport light
Stopper slot in the middle part of device body insertion upper clamping fixture plate（12）In, with staking punch punching press by multiport optical device body with filtering
Piece mirror holder consolidation, is assembled into a rectangle by the anglec of rotation control of two transflector filter plates within ± 0.5 degree
The multiport optical device component of shape.
2. a kind of processing method of multiport optical device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that：Filter plate mirror holder includes：
Cross recess positioning disk（9）And its it is vertical in cross recess positioning disk（9）V-arrangement fluting column cap on the back side, and positioned at the fluting
On column cap end, the first transflector filter plate of V-shaped distribution is bearing on face（2）Face is bearing on the second transflector filter plate（3）.
3. a kind of processing method of multiport optical device as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that：First transflector filter plate
Breasting face（2）Face is bearing on the second transflector filter plate（3）90 ° each other, transflector filter plate is mounted on V-arrangement breasting face.
4. a kind of processing method of multiport optical device as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that：First transflector filter plate
Breasting face（2）Face is bearing on the second transflector filter plate（3）Slotted disk is positioned with cross（9）Cross locating slot groove anyhow into
45°。
5. a kind of processing method of multiport optical device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that：Positioning press-fitting fixture bag
Include：Cuboid upper clamping fixture plate（10）With lower clamping fixture plate（11）, wherein, upper clamping fixture plate（10）Middle part is provided with many for limiting
The stopper slot of port optical device body（12）With it is diagonal on upper clamping fixture plate positioning hole（13）, upper clamping fixture plate in use determine
Position hole（13）With lower clamping fixture plate locating dowel（14）Fit together, for being accurately positioned stopper slot（12）With cross locating dowel
（15）Relative position.
6. a kind of processing method of multiport optical device as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that：Lower clamping fixture plate（11）In
Portion is formed with correspondence stopper slot（12）Cross locating dowel（15）With correspondence upper clamping fixture plate positioning hole（13）Lower clamping fixture plate is positioned
Hole（16）, lower clamping fixture plate positioning hole（16）Fixed with shock machine, to improve the stability during press-fitting, accurately complete pressure
The positioning matched somebody with somebody.
7. a kind of processing method of multiport optical device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that：The press-fitting of filter plate mirror holder
Process includes four number of assembling steps：The first step is by cross recess positioning disk（9）With cross locating dowel（15）Alignment is installed, and second step will
Upper clamping fixture plate positioning hole（13）With lower clamping fixture plate locating dowel（14）Fit, and by upper clamping fixture plate（10）With lower clamping fixture plate
It is laid flat compressing fixture lower template（11）；3rd step is by multiport optical device body（17）Pass through stopper slot（12）With filter plate mirror holder
Alignment is placed, the mating holes of multiport optical device body in placement（8）Sweep away, filter plate mirror holder ledge is placed in multiterminal
Mouth optical device body（17）Inner chamber, finally, carries out pressure cooperation, by being press-fitted positioning fixture by filter plate mirror by pressing equipment
Frame and multiport optical device body（17）Carry out press-fitting assembling.
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