A kind of fiber bundle coupling device of auto-focusing positioning
Technical field
The invention belongs to optical technical field, auto-focusing and pinpoint may be implemented more particularly, to one kind
Fiber bundle coupling device.
Background technique
In the confocal imaging system based on fiber optic bundle, laser emits laser, passes through laser scanning device and coupling
Object lens are scanned the end face of fiber optic bundle, are injected into each fibre core of fiber optic bundle after laser is focused, each fibre core
Diameter be about 2-3um.In the other end of fiber optic bundle, the laser of injection is focused on by speck mirror to be observed on object, quilt
Observed objects issue fluorescence under the excitation of injection laser, and fluorescence is returned along same path by the fibre core of fiber optic bundle, most
It is captured and is imaged by detector eventually.Therefore the accurate positioning between coupling object lens and fiber optic bundle is confocal imaging system
One critical issue.
Patent CN201510791313.8 discloses one kind can be with pinpoint optical fiber connector.This optical fiber connector phase
For general optical fiber connector (such as becket connector<Ferrule Connector, FC>, miniature connector<Little
Connector, LC>, miniature A class connector<Sub Miniature A, SMA>), positioning accuracy has raising by a relatively large margin.
But it still has following shortcoming:
(1) between fiber connector socket and plug be hard friction, connection precision is guaranteed by mechanical precision, by
After abrasion, positioning accuracy can be declined;
(2) coupling object lens are separated with connector body, must guarantee its phase by additional mechanical device therebetween
To positioning, system complexity is higher;
(3) for the locking wheel of optical fiber connector in rotary course, spring will receive horizontal force, be easy to cause locking wheel
Stuck, reliability is not high;
(4) fit clearance between each moving component is limited in 1.5~2.5 microns, wants to machining accuracy
It asks very high, improves system cost.
Summary of the invention
The present invention provides one kind can be with auto-focusing and pinpoint fiber bundle coupling device, it is therefore intended that guarantees that copolymerization is burnt
Fiber optic bundle in imaging system may be implemented accurately to couple between object lens with coupling, and realizes to be repeated several times and is accurately positioned, by anti-
Present correction of the device realization to deviations.
The present invention provides a kind of fiber bundle coupling devices of auto-focusing positioning, which is characterized in that the fiber bundle coupling device
Include:
Coupler socket is used for fixed coupling device plug, and the coupler plug is for accommodating fiber optic bundle to be coupled;
The coupler plug has positioning head, and the plug locating slot on the positioning head and coupler socket cooperates;Institute
There is hollow hole in the axle center for stating coupler plug, and fiber optic bundle can be passed through from the hollow hole, before the coupler plug
End adjusts concordant rear fixed;
Object lens sliding slot is corresponding on the coupler socket with the plug locating slot, coupling object lens receive control described
It is slided on object lens sliding slot, receives the signal from the fiber optic bundle, and the signal is transmitted in confocal imaging system;
The confocal imaging system passes through the relative positional relationship for judging the coupling object lens and the fiber optic bundle end face,
And the sliding of object lens is coupled described in feedback control, until finding the position of Best Coupling;
The coupler socket includes pedestal, connector sleeve, fixation kit;The pedestal is rigidly fixed with optical backplane;Institute
It states connector sleeve to be rigidly secured on the pedestal, the plug locating slot and the object lens sliding slot are set in the connector sleeve;
The fixation kit includes several pressure arms being distributed uniformly and circumferentially;The pressure arm is connect with the pedestal,
Be uniformly distributed, can be rotated along the pin shaft around the connector sleeve, when rotation the compressible coupler plug of pressure arm
The positioning head.
Further, the fixation kit further includes the compression bar being fixed on the pedestal, and the compression bar receives fixed make
With the squeezing action of switch, the pressure arm is driven to compress;
There is through-hole on the pressure arm, the compression bar is passed through from the through-hole;
The compression bar includes the bulb set gradually, pressure from the direction that the fixed function switchs to the direction of the pedestal
Tight spring, pressure shaft, reset spring, the bulb are used to receive the active force from fixed function switch, the compression bar
It is arranged along the pedestal circumference direction multiple.
Further, the fixation kit further includes the compression bar being fixed on the pedestal, and the compression bar receives fixed make
With the squeezing action of switch, the pressure arm is driven to compress;
There is through-hole on the pressure arm, the compression bar is passed through from the through-hole;The pressure arm and the pedestal pass through torsional spring
Connection;
The compression bar includes the bulb set gradually, pressure from the direction that the fixed function switchs to the direction of the pedestal
Tight spring, pressure shaft, the bulb are used to receive the active force from fixed function switch, and the compression bar is along the pedestal
Circumferencial direction setting is multiple.
Further, the fiber bundle coupling device further includes focusing mechanism, and the coupling object lens are provided with objective holder, described
Focusing mechanism is mounted between the pedestal and the objective holder, can push institute according to the feedback quantity of the confocal imaging system
State the object lens runner movement of the objective holder along the connector sleeve rear end.
Further, the fixed function switch is the platen for being provided with hole, and the platen is along the fiber bundle coupling
The translation of device axially direction is rotated using one end of the close optical backplane as axis point.
Further, the translation is executed by the slide unit for being set to the platen bottom.
Further, the translation is executed by the screw-type platen being fixed on the pedestal, passes through the threaded
Turn to realize translation.
Further, the pressure arm it is circumferentially distributed be 4.
Further, the pressure arm is connect by pin shaft with the pedestal.
Further, the bulb is fixed bulb or ball-type bulb.
According to the fiber bundle coupling device for the auto-focusing positioning that the present invention realizes, since it is with following feature, so that
The present invention compared with the existing technology, has following significant technical characterstic and advantage:
(1) fiber optic bundle is coupled with the imaging for coupling object lens by original pure mode by being machined in the present invention,
Become the mode to automatically adjust by feedback device.Closed-loop control has been become from opened loop control, has improved imaging coupling
Reliability, for be used for a long time caused by device wear, have certain compensating action.
(2) coupling of the invention focusing has following significant advantage: the shaft hole matching of 1. connector sleeves and objective holder, herein
With H6/h5 is combined into, such cooperation guarantees that objective holder smooth can slide in connector sleeve, while the direction of movement is stringent
Along the axial movement of connector sleeve, bias and inclination between the two is avoided;2. the cooperation of connector sleeve and positioning head, cooperation includes a
End face cooperation, after the end face of positioning head is in insertion connector sleeve, the corresponding flat of end face and connector sleeve cooperates, and guarantees fiber optic bundle
End face is vertical with the axis of connector sleeve;B shaft hole matching, since plug is manual plug, it is therefore desirable to have bigger gap, use
The cooperation of H7/h6, so that plug plug is smooth.
(3) present invention changes structure in the prior art, is included in into using coupling object lens as a part of coupler,
From the absolute position of plug " accurate determine ", become " accurate determine plug with couple the relative position between object lens ", reduce
Assemble bring error.
(4) locking device of pressure arm mode, during the motion, the sliding of locking device are more smoothly, avoid movement
Mechanism is in the presence of stuck.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the overall structure diagram for the fiber bundle coupling device realized according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 (a) (b) is the fiber bundle coupling device pressure arm part locking action one of which embodiment party realized according to the present invention
The structural schematic diagram of formula one, wherein Fig. 2 (a) is impaction state, and Fig. 2 (b) is releasing orientation;
Fig. 3 (a) (b) is the fiber bundle coupling device pressure arm part locking action one of which embodiment party realized according to the present invention
The structural schematic diagram of formula two, wherein Fig. 3 (a) is impaction state, and Fig. 3 (b) is releasing orientation;
Fig. 4 (a) (b) is the fiber bundle coupling device pressure arm part locking action one of which embodiment party realized according to the present invention
The structural schematic diagram of formula three, wherein Fig. 4 (a) is impaction state, and Fig. 4 (b) is releasing orientation;
Fig. 5 (a) (b) is the fiber bundle coupling device pressure arm part locking action one of which embodiment party realized according to the present invention
The structural schematic diagram of formula four, wherein Fig. 5 (a) is impaction state, and Fig. 5 (b) is releasing orientation;
Fig. 6 (a) (b) is the fiber bundle coupling device pressure arm part locking action one of which embodiment party realized according to the present invention
The structural schematic diagram of formula five, wherein Fig. 6 (a) is impaction state, and Fig. 6 (b) is releasing orientation.
The components in the drawings are labeled as follows: 1 is coupler socket pedestal, and 2 be connector sleeve, and 3 be pressure arm, and 4 be platen, 5
For the optical backplane of confocal imaging system, 6 be plug locating slot, and 7 be object lens sliding slot, and 8 be pin shaft, and 9 be coupler plug, 10
It is the hollow hole in coupler plug axle center for positioning head, 11,12 be fiber optic bundle, and 13 be coupling object lens, and 14 be objective holder, and 15 are
Focusing mechanism, 16 be feedback system, and 17 be confocal imaging system main part, and 18 be compression bar bulb, and 19 be holddown spring, 20
It is reset spring for pressure shaft, 21,22 be torsional spring.
Specific embodiment
In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, right
The present invention is further elaborated.It should be appreciated that described herein, specific examples are only used to explain the present invention, not
For limiting the present invention.
Embodiment one
Fig. 1 show fiber bundle coupling device overall structure diagram.
Fiber bundle coupling device includes coupler socket, coupler plug, objective holder, focusing mechanism, feedback system totally 5 masters
Want part;
Coupler socket mainly includes pedestal 1, connector sleeve 2, pressure arm 3, platen 4, and coupler socket pedestal 1 is focused into together
As the optical backplane 5 of system rigidly fixes;Connector sleeve and pedestal are rigidly connected, and guarantee that it is parallel with optical backplane, before connector sleeve
There is plug locating slot 6 at end, and there is object lens sliding slot 7 in rear end;4 pressure arms are connect by pin shaft 8 with pedestal, around connector sleeve 2 uniformly
Distribution, can rotate along pin shaft 8, the compressible coupler plug 9 of pressure arm 3 when rotation;The central hole of platen 4, may be allowed coupler
Plug 9 passes through, and platen 4 is connect with pedestal 1, and platen 4 is moved along plug locating slot direction, and platen 4 is to 3 direction of pressure arm
4 pressure arms 3 can be compressed when movement, and pressure arm 3 is driven to compress coupler plug 9.
Coupler pin head has positioning head 10, and positioning head is consistent with the plug positioning groove shape on coupler socket;Coupling
There is hollow hole 11 in the axle center of clutch plug, and fiber optic bundle 12 can be passed through from hollow hole, adjusts with coupler plug head flat
It is fixed after neat.
13 rigidity of coupling object lens is assembled on objective holder 14, and objective holder 14 can be transported before and after the object lens sliding slot of connector sleeve rear end
Dynamic, when being moved to appropriate location, realization is coupled with the accurate of coupler plug axle center fiber optic bundle 12.
Focusing mechanism 15 is mounted between pedestal 1 and objective holder 14, and objective holder 14 can be pushed along the object lens of connector sleeve rear end
Sliding slot is moved, and wherein focusing mechanism 15 can use stepper motor, servo motor, voice coil motor, piezoelectric ceramic actuator
Equal precision actuations equipment, the step-length of movement are smaller than 1 micron, and equipment component precision can reach nanoscale.Focusing mechanism 15
With dedicated drive circuit board, the step-length of its precise motion can be controlled by external digital signal, reach promotion coupling object lens 13
Axial accurate movement is carried out, to realize the purpose of focusing.
Feedback system 16 is a part of confocal imaging system software.The optical signalling that fiber bundle coupling device obtains enters
Confocal imaging system main part 17, feedback system 16 judge to couple by analyzing the image that main part obtains
The relative positional relationship of object lens 13 and 12 end face of fiber optic bundle.There are an optimal viewing plane, the planes for the front end of coupling object lens 13
It is perpendicular to coupling objective lens optical axis, a plane of 1~2mm of diameter.Fiber optic bundle end face must be overlapped with this position, axial position
Error is no more than ± 5 microns, could blur-free imaging, otherwise just will appear the fuzzy of image section range or full scope.Feedback
System can analyze the image of acquisition, and the different location mobile for coupling object lens is analyzed the difference of its image sharpness, looked for
To the highest position of acutance, as couple the optimum position of object lens, at this time all fibre cores in fiber optic bundle end face be all located at it is above-mentioned " most
In axial ± 5 micron ranges of good viewing plane ", to push objective holder 14 to be moved by focusing mechanism 15, until finding
Couple the optimum position of object lens 13.
In the main structure of fiber bundle coupling device, connector sleeve 2 is core positioning device, wherein plug locating slot 6 and object lens
Sliding slot 7 is coaxial with connector sleeve;Connector plug is coaxial with plug locating slot 6, and cooperation precision is H7/h6, so that connector is inserted
Head is precisely aligned with connector sleeve 2;The object lens sliding slot 7 of 2 rear end of connector sleeve is fitted close in objective holder 14 and fiber bundle coupling device, is matched
Conjunction precision is H6/h5, so that coupling object lens 13 are precisely aligned with object lens sliding slot 7.Therefore coupler plug is obtained with object lens 13 are coupled
Accurately to be cooperated so that 12 end face of fiber optic bundle and couple object lens 13 focal plane between deviation less than 10 microns, light
Fine 12 end face of beam is able to the blur-free imaging in coupling object lens 13.Coaxial structure is easy to process, and precision is high, reduces fiber optic bundle coupling
The processing request of clutch other parts, so that the difficulty of processing of fiber bundle coupling device entirety reduces.
The structure of pressure arm 3 and platen 4 is the key device locked in the present invention to fiber bundle coupling device plug.It is tied
Structure and function are described in detail in Fig. 2.
Fig. 2 is fiber bundle coupling device pressure arm part locking action schematic diagram.
The detailed construction of coupler pressure arm part is indicated in Fig. 2, there is through-hole on pressure arm 3, compression bar is passed through from through-hole,
There are sliding motion between through-hole and compression bar, the two is shaft hole matching, cooperates precision H7/h6, it is ensured that phase between through-hole and compression bar
To the smoothness of movement, the offset of the direction of motion does not occur.Gland 4 pushes compression bar by bulb, and compression bar is by holddown spring to pressure
Arm applies active force, so that pressure arm rotates with 8 for axis, rotation rear pressing arm is in contact with 10, then before this, holddown spring
Length remain unchanged, there is no relative motions for pressure arm and compression bar;After being in contact, gland 4 continues to press on compression bar movement,
Opposite sliding occurs between compression bar and pressure arm at this time, holddown spring is compressed, and by the elastic force of spring, further applies pressure to 10
Power realizes Compliant pressure by the buffering of spring, guarantees that multiple pressure arms can well be contacted with 10, the pressure being applied on 10
Power is almost the same, avoids hardness and compresses the unbalanced problem of bring pressure.
Compression bar consists of the following components: 18 be bulb, and 19 be holddown spring, and 20 be pressure shaft, and 21 be reset spring,
The stiffness factor of middle reset spring 21 be much smaller than holddown spring 19, wherein the set-up mode of bulb can there are many, one is adopt
With fixed bulb, another is that sliding is realized using the bulb of ball-type.
Fig. 2 (a) is the state that pressure arm 3 compresses, and pressure arm 3 is pressed on the positioning head 10 of coupler pin head at this time, is passed through
The pressure of holddown spring, it is ensured that locked between coupler plug and coupler socket;Fig. 2 (b) is the state that pressure arm 3 unclamps, this
When pressure arm 3 and the positioning head 10 on 9 head of coupler plug unclamp, coupler plug 9 may pass through the hole in the center of gland 4, via
This hole is inserted into or leaves.When gland 4 is moved to 3 direction of pressure arm, pressure arm 3 enters impaction state from releasing orientation: resetting bullet
Spring 21 is compressed first, so that pressure arm 3 is rotated along pin shaft, until pressure arm 3 and the positioning head 10 on 9 head of coupler plug connect
Touching;Then holddown spring 19 is further compressed, so that generating biggish pressure between pressure arm 3 and coupler pin head, is made
It obtains and is locked between coupler plug and coupler socket.After locking between coupler plug and coupler socket, spiral shell can be used
Silk, buckle or a kind of any other fixed device lock the position of gland 4, and this mechanical lock mode is in the prior art
In may be implemented there are many means, details are not described herein.
In embodiment one, when axial movement of the gland along connector sleeve is described in detail, to the active force transmitting side of pressure arm
Formula, but the device for realizing that gland moves this process is not had a detailed description.Embodiment two, three, four respectively describes three kinds
The implementation of gland telecontrol equipment.Embodiment five describes a kind of alternative solution of reset spring.
Embodiment two
It is according to the fiber bundle coupling device pressure arm part locking action in the present invention wherein one as shown in Fig. 3 (a) (b)
The structural schematic diagram of kind embodiment two, in this embodiment, other structures and the complete phase of structure in embodiment one
Together, helicitic texture is set between pedestal 1 and gland 4 unlike, gland 4 can be rotated along screw thread, and when rotation is realized
Leftward or rightward movement realizes locking and release to positioning head 10 so that pressure arm 3 be driven to move.
The present embodiment realizes the movement of gland 4 using screw thread, and pressure arm is driven to compress positioning head or release positioning head, maximum
It has an advantage that, by the transmitting of screw thread, so that operator, when operating gland 4, the strength of cost reduces, so that operation
It is more light and handy, it offers convenience for user's use.
Embodiment three
It is one of according to the fiber bundle coupling device pressure arm part locking action in the present invention shown in Fig. 4 (a) (b)
The structural schematic diagram of embodiment three, in this embodiment, other structures and the complete phase of structure in embodiment one
Together, retaining mechanism is set in the top of pedestal 1 unlike, rotary shaft is set between gland 4 and pedestal 1, gland 4 can be along
Rotary shaft movement, during gland 4 unclamps, reset spring 21 pushes pressure arm 3, and pressure arm 3 is discharged.
In the present embodiment, the lower end of gland 4 is fixed, and operator in operation, pushes the upper end of gland 4 to implement locking.This
Embodiment has an advantage that the distance of end motion is very short on gland 4, and not needing the very big stroke of rotation can be only achieved the effect of compression
Fruit.The convenience of another aspect is brought for user.In actual use, need to consider the relationship of movement travel Yu spent active force
To consider specific selecting type scheme.
Example IV
It is one of according to the fiber bundle coupling device pressure arm part locking action in the present invention shown in Fig. 5 (a) (b)
The structural schematic diagram of embodiment four, in this embodiment, other structures and the complete phase of structure in embodiment one
Together, translational slide is set between pedestal 1 and gland 4 unlike, and the fixed part and pedestal 1 of slide unit are rigidly connected, slide unit
Motion parts and gland 4 be rigidly connected, the motion parts of slide unit can be by driving device manually or electrically or pneumatically or hydraulically
It pushes, gland 4 is driven to carry out horizontal movement, so that pressure arm 3 be driven to implement locking and release to plug.
In the present embodiment, gland 4 is controlled by a driving device, and gland 4 is driven to be moved.The benefit of this embodiment exists
In such forms of motion is easy to use electric or pneumatic or hydraulic-driven mode to push the movement of gland 4, helps
In realization automatic impaction.In the case where there is automatically lock demand, this embodiment is with the obvious advantage.
Embodiment five
It is one of according to the fiber bundle coupling device pressure arm part locking action in the present invention shown in Fig. 6 (a) (b)
The structural schematic diagram of embodiment five is arranged at the shaft of pressure arm 3 unlike other mechanisms in this embodiment
Torsionspring is, it can be achieved that the function similar with reset spring, and in this case, when gland 4 unclamps, torsionspring 22 is replaced
Reset spring realizes the release to plug so that pressure arm 3 is opened.
In the present embodiment, using torsionspring instead of common reset spring.The volume ratio reset spring of torsionspring
It is small, facilitate the volume for reducing pressure arm part using torsionspring, has certain help to the miniaturization of coupler.
As schemed shown in upper embodiment, wherein component is not strictly defined as the implementation in above-described embodiment, on the contrary, In
In embodiments of the present invention, replacement can be combined, be subject to and reach optimal locking state in the present invention.
In the above-described embodiment,
Material used by positioning head 10 is mainly 6061 metals that aluminium alloy isodensity is small, intensity is high, processing performance is good
Material, the material that matched pressure arm mainly uses is 304 stainless steels or the 6061 higher metal material of aluminium alloy equal strength.
In the above embodiment, from the service life for extending coupler, since plug and the fiber optic bundle of coupler are fixed
It together, is consumables, therefore in design, the material of connector sleeve and the material of pressure arm, hardness are required to rub proofness
Higher than positioning head 10, in this way when wearing, connector sleeve is less likely to occur to damage with pressure arm, so that the longevity of a whole set of coupler
Life improves.
In the above embodiment, from the perspective of balance pressure, the quantity of pressure arm is The more the better, from cost and body
From the perspective of product occupies, the fewer the quantity of pressure arm the better;Minimum no less than 3 pressure arms (otherwise pressure is easy imbalance), most
Mostly also it is not to be exceeded 6 (otherwise volume is excessive, preponderance, and cost is excessively high), in the embodiment of this patent, the pressure arm number that uses
Amount is 4.
In the above embodiment, the reliable alignment in coupling axle center, pair in axle center are kept by following means mode
Standard relies on two ways: the processing between 1. connector sleeves 2 and positioning head 10 cooperates to realize --- H6/h5 or H7/ can be used
The tolerance fit of h6 realizes precision and plugs the balance of flexibility ratio.2. algorithm feeds back to realize --- by being total to what is got
The analysis of focusedimage, can find the center of fiber optic bundle, thus judge fiber optic bundle with couple object lens it is opposite deviate away from
From then by the amendment of algorithm, the residual deviation that correction pass-through mode 1 could not solve again reaches on final image
Alignment.
As it will be easily appreciated by one skilled in the art that the foregoing is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, not to
The limitation present invention, any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should all include
Within protection scope of the present invention.