CN109596039A - Measuring device for detection light module flat degree - Google Patents

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CN109596039A
CN109596039A CN201811636048.6A CN201811636048A CN109596039A CN 109596039 A CN109596039 A CN 109596039A CN 201811636048 A CN201811636048 A CN 201811636048A CN 109596039 A CN109596039 A CN 109596039A
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石庆潇
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The invention discloses a kind of measuring devices for detection light module flat degree, including the pedestal with smooth table top, the pillar, the measuring gage being slideably positioned on the pillar, the optical module fixture that is placed on the pedestal that are set on the pedestal, the optical module fixture, which has, waits for the matched detection window in side with optical module, the measuring gage includes numerical value display table and stylus, and the tip of the stylus is used to be in contact with the optical module for being located at the detection window.Measuring device for detection light module flat degree, it can move up and down measuring gage, realize the measurement to different height face to be detected, optical module fixture in measurement process to optical module good fixing effect, setting and the matched detection window in face to be detected, while quickly firm fixed, any one position in face to be detected may detect that, the detection dead angle that can not be measured is not stayed, and at low cost, it can be with the quick detection light module flat degree of frequent.

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Measuring device for detection light module flat degree
Technical field
The present invention relates to technical field of measuring equipment more particularly to a kind of measurement dresses for detection light module flat degree It sets.
Background technique
The automatic receiving module of optical communication industry 200G or more is because of cooling requirements, and for the face of metal card cage (cage) contact Product flatness is higher and higher, the automatic receiving module of 200G or less currently without specific requirement, only require assembly clearance 0.2 with It is interior, and the automatic receiving module of 200G or more itself leaves the space of structural member for because internal electronic device occupied space is increasing More come smaller, wall thickness is also more and more thinner, as long as being lower than 0.6mm for zinc alloy material wall thickness, product because wall unevenness it is even caused by It shrinks and mould ejection, flatness is just increasingly difficult to control and reach.
Detection in industry for the automatic receiving module flatness of 200G or more is all three-D detection, continuous because of production Property and each station all need to manage, the frequency of detection is very high, and the cost of element device is very high three times, and can not quickly and The detection of frequent.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, in order to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide it is a kind of it is at low cost, can be quickly high Frequency detection is used for the measuring device of detection light module flat degree.
In order to reach above-mentioned first purpose, the following technical solution is employed by the present invention:
A kind of measuring device for detection light module flat degree, including with smooth table top pedestal, be set to the pedestal On pillar, the measuring gage being slideably positioned on the pillar, the optical module fixture that is placed on the pedestal, the optical mode Block fixture, which has, waits for that the matched detection window in side, the measuring gage include numerical value display table and stylus, institute with optical module The tip for stating stylus is used to be in contact with the optical module for being located at the detection window.Measuring gage is slideably positioned on pillar, can be with Slide guage is moved up and down according to actual needs, realizes the measurement to different height face to be detected, optical module fixture is for pressing from both sides rapidly Fixed optical module is held, optical module good fixing effect will not be moved arbitrarily in measurement process, measurement accurate rate and efficiency are improved, It is set to the matched detection window in face to be detected, while quickly firm fixed, any one position in face to be detected all may be used To detect, the detection dead angle that can not be measured is not stayed.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, it is preferable that the branch that the optical module fixture includes stage body, is set to below the stage body Fagging, be opened in the stage body bottom surface and Open Side Down for accommodate the groove of optical module, be located in the groove and with institute State the horizontal location slot, several spring clips for pushing against the optical module to the groove top surface that optical module matches with And the detection window, the detection window are opened in the top surface of the stage body and communicate with the groove.In groove Horizontal location slot is arranged in portion, and matches with optical module, can prevent optical module from moving in the horizontal direction, fixture also sets up several A spring clip, spring clip can push against optical module to groove top surface, play fixed function to optical module in the vertical direction, from And this fixture can clamp optical module from horizontal and vertical direction is two-way, it is easy to operate, can fast clamp, and press from both sides Hold good fixing effect;Support plate is set below stage body, opens up groove in conjunction with this fixture stage body bottom surface, when using the fixture, will press from both sides Tool put upside down can (i.e. platform top surface is placed on pedestal), and platform top surface opens up detection window, and fixture, which is put upside down, carries out clamping light In module process, the upper cover of optical module shell will not directly be in contact with pedestal, and when clamping, any damage will not be caused to shell Evil.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, it is further preferred that the horizontal location slot include be set to the groove top surface and For limiting the slope on optical module upper cover head, being set to the groove top surface and for limiting the optical module upper cover tail The convex ribs in portion and several for being set to the groove two sides are used to limit the limit of optical module upper cover two sides Block.Horizontal location slot and optical module exactly match, and optical module upper cover head is blocked on slope just, and convex ribs block on optical module just The tail portion of lid, limited block limit lid from side, thus realize the clamping limit of horizontal direction front, rear, left and right all directions, Horizontal direction good fixing effect.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, it is further preferred that the thickness of the convex ribs is more than or equal to the optical module upper cover Thickness.The thickness of convex ribs is more than or equal to the thickness of optical module upper cover, and fixed effect is firm, and certainly, the thickness of convex ribs is less than optical mode The thickness of block shell.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, it is preferable that the limited block is made of elastic material.Limited block is flexible, Ke Yi When clamping, to the thrust that upper cover is inside, good clamping effect.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, it is preferable that the spring clip is set to the bottom surface of the stage body and is uniformly distributed in institute State the two sides of groove.Spring clip can grip optical module from vertical direction, push against optical module to groove top surface.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, it is further preferred that the spring clip has hand-held part, elastic component and by the hand The bending bar of portion's promotion is held, the described one end of bending bar far from the hand-held part pushes against the light under the promotion of the hand-held part The bottom surface of module.When spring clip does not work, it is located at groove two sides, needs in use, moving hand-held part, the bending of spring clip with hand push The bottom of bar abutting optical module.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, it is further preferred that the bending bar be provided with far from one end of the hand-held part it is soft Property pad.Flexible pad, which is arranged, can prevent from damaging the bottom of optical module shell in clamping process.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, it is preferable that the support plate has two pieces, constituted respectively with the groove entrance and Outlet, the entrance is close to the slope, and the outlet is close to the convex ribs.When placing optical module, Ke Yizhi It connects and optical module is inserted into groove from entrance, then pull spring clip and the bottom of optical module shell is clamped, in this way, clamping optical mode When block, fixture can not also be put upside down.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, it is preferable that the measuring gage is slidably connected by a connecting rod and the pillar, institute The one end and the pillar for stating connecting rod are slidably connected, the other end connection of the connecting rod measuring gage.According to reality Border needs, and moves up and down connecting rod, can move up and down measuring gage, realizes the measurement to different height face to be detected.The survey Gauge is high metric.
Compared with prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the survey for detection light module flat degree of the invention Device is measured, measuring gage is slideably positioned on pillar, can move up and down measuring gage according to actual needs, and realization waits for different height The measurement of detection faces, optical module fixture is for gripping optical module rapidly, and optical module good fixing effect is not in measurement process It can arbitrarily move, improve measurement accurate rate and efficiency, setting and the matched detection window in face to be detected, be fixed quickly firm While, any one position in face to be detected may detect that, not stay the detection dead angle that can not be measured, and at low cost, can With the quick detection light module flat degree of frequent.
Detailed description of the invention
To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, make required in being described below to embodiment Attached drawing is briefly described, it should be apparent that, drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention, for For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, it can also be obtained according to these attached drawings other Attached drawing.
Attached drawing 1 is the structural schematic diagram of embodiment;
Attached drawing 2 is the structural schematic diagram in a direction of optical module fixture in embodiment;
Attached drawing 3 is the structural schematic diagram in another direction of optical module fixture in embodiment;
Attached drawing 4 is the top view (not including spring clip, be not inserted into optical module) of optical module fixture in embodiment;
Attached drawing 5 is the structural schematic diagram in another direction of optical module fixture in embodiment;
Attached drawing 6 is the top view (including spring clip, be inserted with optical module) of optical module fixture in embodiment.
In attached drawing: 1, stage body;2, the second side supporting surface;3, the second side supporting surface;4, groove;5, entrance;6, it exports;7, it examines Survey window, 8, slope;9, convex ribs;10, limited block;11, spring clip;12, hand-held part;13, bending bar;14, optical module shell; 100, pedestal;200, pillar;300, connecting rod;400, measuring gage;500, optical module fixture.
Specific embodiment
In order that those skilled in the art will better understand the technical solution of the present invention, implement below in conjunction with the present invention Attached drawing in example, technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, it is clear that described embodiment Only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, this field is common Technical staff's every other embodiment obtained without making creative work, all should belong to protection of the present invention Range.
It should be noted that term " includes " and " tool in description and claims of this specification and above-mentioned attached drawing Have " and their any deformation, it is intended that cover it is non-exclusive include, for example, containing a series of steps or units Process, method, device, product or equipment those of are not necessarily limited to be clearly listed step or unit, but may include without clear Other step or units listing to Chu or intrinsic for these process, methods, product or equipment.
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Referring to Fig. 1, a kind of measuring device for detection light module flat degree, including with smooth table top pedestal 100, The pillar 200 that is set on pedestal 100, is fixedly installed on connecting rod 300 1 at the connecting rod 300 being slideably positioned on pillar 200 The measuring gage 400 at end and the optical module fixture 500 being placed on pedestal 100.Measuring gage includes numerical value display table 401, stylus 402.The tip of stylus 402 measures its flatness for being in contact with the optical module being clamped on optical module fixture 500.
Optical module fixture 500, referring to fig. 2 ~ Fig. 6, including stage body 1, the both ends of stage body 1 extend separately down is respectively formed One side supporting surface 2 and the second side supporting surface 3, the bottom surface of stage body 1 offer accommodate optical module shell 14 groove 4, the one of groove 4 End constitutes entrance 5 with the first side supporting surface 2, and the other end of groove 4 and the second side supporting surface 3 constitute outlet 6, optical module shell 14 insert into groove 4 from entrance 5, and the top surface of stage body 1 offers the detection window 7 to match with optical module face to be detected, Detection window 7 is communicated with groove 4.
The horizontal location slot to match with optical module shell 14 is provided in groove 4, horizontal location slot is recessed including being set to 4 top surface of slot and slope 8 for limiting optical module upper cover head are set to 4 top surface of groove and for limiting optical module upper cover tail The convex ribs 9 in portion and several for being set to 4 two sides of groove are used to limit the limited block 10 of optical module upper cover two sides.It is convex Muscle 9 is located at the top surface of groove 4, and from outlet 6 to 5 direction of entrance extend to close the outlet 6 of horizontal location slot one end thus It offsets when detection with optical module upper cover tail portion, the thickness of convex ribs 9 is greater than the thickness of optical module upper cover, and is less than optical module shell 14 Thickness;The number of limited block 10 is 4, is uniformly distributed on the two sides of groove 4, and limited block 10 is by elastic material system At elasticity and clamping effect are more preferable.Horizontal location slot and optical module shell 14 exactly match, and optical module is blocked on slope 8 just Upper cover head, convex ribs 9 block the tail portion of optical module upper cover just, and limited block 10 limits lid from side, to realize level The clamping of direction front, rear, left and right all directions limits, horizontal direction good fixing effect.The depth of groove 4 is greater than optical module shell 14 thickness.
The two sides that the bottom surface of stage body 1 is located at groove 4 are provided with spring clip 11, and spring clip 11 has hand-held part 12, elasticity Part and the bending bar 13 pushed by hand-held part 12, one end of bending bar are connect with hand-held part 12, one end far from hand-held part 12 The bottom surface that optical module shell 14 is pushed against under the promotion of hand-held part 12, so that optical module shell 14 is in the vertical direction to groove 4 Top surface push against.Bending bar 13 is provided with flexible pad far from one end of hand-held part 12, and flexible pad can choose cloth pad or rubber Pad, it is therefore intended that prevent in clamping process, the bottom surface of the end damage optical module shell 14 of bending part 13.The not work of spring clip 11 When making, positioned at the two sides of groove 4, need in use, moving hand-held part 12 with hand push, the bent rod 13 of spring clip 11 pushes against light The bottom of module housing 14, it is upper from vertical direction to fix optical module shell 14.Spring clip is to be fixed on stage body 1 by fixinig plate 14 Bottom surface on, and about fixinig plate 14, then the bottom surface of stage body 1 is mounted on by bolt and nut component.
When detection light module flat is spent, optical module shell 14 is first fixed, optical module shell 14 is inserted into groove 4 from entrance 5, Optical module shell 14 matches with the Horizontal limiting slot in groove 4, from horizontal direction by slope 8, convex ribs 9 and limited block 10 Four direction all around optical module shell 14 is limited, the face to be detected of 14 upper cover of optical module shell is located at detection window At mouth 7, spring clip 11 is moved with hand, the bending bar 13 of spring clip 11 resists the bottom surface of optical module shell 14 from vertical direction, makes It obtains optical module shell 14 to push against to the top surface of groove 4, to fix optical module shell 14 from vertical direction.Fix optical module shell After body 14, according to the height of tested surface, measuring gage 400 is adjusted to suitable position, the stylus 401 of measuring gage 400 protrudes into detection window Mouth 7, the tip of stylus 401 are in contact with the optical module shell being located on detection window 7.It is mobile during measuring flatness The position of optical module fixture 400 carries out multiple spot in 7 range of detection window and arbitrarily measures and takes a little, and by measured data into Row record, then quickly determines whether qualification.
The above embodiments merely illustrate the technical concept and features of the present invention, and its object is to allow person skilled in the art Scholar cans understand the content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, it is all according to the present invention Equivalent change or modification made by Spirit Essence, should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of measuring device for detection light module flat degree, which is characterized in that including with smooth table top pedestal, set The pillar that is placed on the pedestal, the measuring gage being slideably positioned on the pillar, the optical module being placed on pedestal folder Tool, the optical module fixture, which has, waits for that the matched detection window in side, the measuring gage include that numerical value is shown with optical module Table and stylus, the tip of the stylus are used to be in contact with the optical module for being located at the detection window.
2. the measuring device according to claim 1 for detection light module flat degree, which is characterized in that the optical mode Block fixture includes stage body, the support plate being set to below the stage body, is opened in the stage body bottom surface and what Open Side Down be used for The groove for accommodating optical module, is used for the light horizontal location slot to match in the groove and with the optical module Several spring clips and the detection window that module is pushed against to the groove top surface, the detection window are opened in institute It states the top surface of stage body and is communicated with the groove.
3. the measuring device according to claim 2 for detection light module flat degree, which is characterized in that the level Locating slot includes being set to the groove top surface and being used to limit the slope on optical module upper cover head, be set to the groove Top surface and convex ribs for limiting optical module upper cover tail portion and be set to the groove two sides several for limiting The limited block of fixed optical module upper cover two sides.
4. the measuring device according to claim 3 for detection light module flat degree, which is characterized in that the convex ribs Thickness is more than or equal to the thickness of the optical module upper cover.
5. the measuring device according to claim 3 for detection light module flat degree, which is characterized in that the limit Block is made of elastic material.
6. the measuring device according to claim 2 for detection light module flat degree, which is characterized in that the spring Sandwiched is placed in the bottom surface of the stage body and is uniformly distributed in the two sides of the groove.
7. the measuring device according to claim 6 for detection light module flat degree, which is characterized in that the spring Fixture has hand-held part, elastic component and a bending bar pushed by the hand-held part, the bending bar far from the hand-held part one End pushes against the bottom surface of the optical module under the promotion of the hand-held part.
8. the measuring device according to claim 7 for detection light module flat degree, which is characterized in that the bending bar One end far from the hand-held part is provided with flexible pad.
9. the measuring device according to claim 3 for detection light module flat degree, which is characterized in that the support plate With two pieces, entrance and outlet are constituted with the groove respectively, the entrance is close to the slope, the outlet Close to the convex ribs.
10. the measuring device according to claim 1 for detection light module flat degree, which is characterized in that the survey Gauge is slidably connected by a connecting rod and the pillar, and one end of the connecting rod is slidably connected with the pillar, institute State the other end connection of the connecting rod measuring gage.
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