CN110609370B - A kind of manufacturing method of optical cable - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a manufacturing method of an optical cable, which comprises the following steps: 1) measuring the distance S between the detecting head and the aluminum strip coil A through a laser ranging sensor, and quickly unreeling all the residual aluminum strips of the aluminum strip coil A when the distance S is larger than a set value; 2) and welding the starting end of the aluminum strip coil B and the tail end of the completely uncoiled aluminum strip of the aluminum strip coil A together by using an aluminum strip welding device. In this application, when S is greater than the setting value, can judge that to unreel fast this moment, can roll up remaining aluminium strip with A aluminium strip through unreeling fast and all unreel, then with B aluminium strip roll up the initiating terminal of aluminium strip and the terminal welding of the aluminium strip that A aluminium strip roll up all unreel together, this method for judge by workman' S operation completely, can raise the efficiency, be difficult for appearing the accident.

Description

A kind of manufacturing method of optical cable

This application is a divisional application with an application date of October 11, 2017, an application number of 201710941385.5, and the title of the invention is "Manufacturing Method of Optical Cable".

technical field

The invention relates to the field of optical fiber communication, in particular to a manufacturing method of an optical cable.

Background technique

When the optical cable with aluminum tape is produced, the aluminum tape needs to be wrapped on the outside of the cable core, because the production of the optical cable is continuous production. Unwind all the coils, then weld the aluminum strip of the new coil to the end of the original aluminum strip.

In the existing production process, the timing of the unwinding operation of the remaining section of the aluminum strip coil requires manual judgment, which requires high technicians and is prone to accidents. When the two aluminum strips cannot be welded in time, it will affect the production of the entire production line.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Aiming at the above problems and overcoming the deficiencies, the present invention proposes a manufacturing method of an optical cable.

The technical scheme adopted by the present invention is as follows:

A method of manufacturing an optical cable, comprising the following steps:

1) Measure the distance S between the probe and the A aluminum strip coil by the laser ranging sensor. When S is greater than the set value, quickly unwind all the remaining aluminum strips of the A aluminum strip coil;

2) Welding the starting end of the aluminum strip of the B aluminum strip coil with the end of the aluminum strip after all the unwinding of the A aluminum strip coil is welded together by the aluminum strip welding device.

The size of the support sleeve of the aluminum strip coil is fixed, and the position of the detector head of the laser ranging sensor is fixed, so that the thickness of the aluminum strip coil A will gradually decrease (the measured S will gradually increase) as it is unwinding. When the thickness of the coil is reduced to a certain value (that is, when S is greater than the set value), it can be judged that rapid unwinding is required. Welding the starting end of the aluminum strip of the B aluminum strip coil with the end of the aluminum strip after the A aluminum strip coil is all unrolled together, this method can improve the efficiency compared with the operator's judgment completely, and is less prone to accidents.

Optionally, step 1) and step 2) are operated by aluminum strip joining equipment, and the aluminum strip joining equipment includes:

The aluminum strip coil mounting frame includes a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft, and the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are used for inner sleeves on the support sleeve of the aluminum strip coil;

The laser ranging sensor is aligned with the first rotating shaft, and is used to measure the distance between the probe head of the laser ranging sensor and the aluminum strip coil installed on the first rotating shaft;

The fast unwinding device is used to quickly unwind the aluminum strip coil installed on the first rotating shaft, so that all the aluminum strips of the aluminum strip coil are fully unwound;

The aluminum strip welding device is arranged between the aluminum strip coil mounting frame and the quick unwinding device, and is used for welding the starting end of the aluminum strip coil mounted on the second rotating shaft and the end of the fully uncoiled aluminum strip on the Together;

Two supporting runners arranged at intervals are located between the aluminum strip coil mounting frame and the aluminum strip welding device. The aluminum strip of the aluminum strip coil installed on the first rotating shaft passes through the aluminum strip in turn after being supported by the two supporting runners. With welding device and fast unwinding device;

A photoelectric sensor, arranged between the two support wheels, is used to sense the aluminum strip located between the two support wheels;

The controller is connected with the signals of the laser ranging sensor, the fast unwinding device and the photoelectric sensor, and is used to control the start and stop of the fast unwinding device according to the signals of the laser ranging sensor and the photoelectric sensor.

The aluminum strip coils mentioned in this application all include a support sleeve and an aluminum strip wound on the support sleeve. In order to ensure the accuracy of the measured distance S, the extension line of the light emitted by the probe intersects with the axis of the first rotating shaft.

The aluminum strip welding device of the present application is an existing welding machine used between aluminum strips. The working principle of the aluminum strip welding device is as follows: the support sleeves of the two aluminum strip coils are respectively installed on the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. On the first rotating shaft, the aluminum strip of the aluminum strip coil is supported by two supporting wheels and then passes through the aluminum strip welding device and the rapid unwinding device in turn. The laser ranging sensor measures the detection head and is installed on the first rotating shaft. The distance S between the aluminum strip coils is determined, and the signal is transmitted to the controller, and the controller makes a judgment. When the distance S is greater than the set value, the controller controls the rapid unwinding device to start, and the aluminum strip on the first rotating shaft is turned on. The remaining aluminum strips of the coil are all unrolled. When the unwinding is completed, the end of the aluminum strip will be driven by the fast unwinding device to move. The light of the photoelectric sensor (when the aluminum strip is on the two supporting wheels, the light emitted by the photoelectric sensor will be reflected by the aluminum strip and received by the photoelectric sensor), at this time, the photoelectric sensor can no longer perceive the light between the two supporting wheels. The controller controls the fast unwinding device to stop working according to the signal fed back by the photoelectric sensor. At this time, the end of the completely unrolled aluminum strip is located between the two support wheels (supported by only one support wheel), Then manual or automatic welding is performed by the aluminum strip welding device. After the welding is completed, the aluminum strip coil located on the second rotating shaft can be taken out manually or by corresponding equipment, installed on the first rotating shaft, and then the new aluminum strip coil can be Put it on the second rotating shaft.

Optionally, it also includes an alarm device connected to the signal of the controller. When the distance measured by the laser ranging sensor is greater than the set value, the controller controls the alarm device to give an alarm, and at the same time controls the fast unwinding device to start, when the photoelectric sensor When the aluminum strip located between the two supporting rollers cannot be sensed, the controller controls the rapid unwinding device to stop working.

An alarm device can be set to notify the operator during fast unwinding.

Optionally, the fast unwinding device includes:

The lower seat, the first conveyor belt is installed on the lower seat;

The upper seat, the second conveyor belt is installed on the upper seat, and the aluminum belt passes between the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt;

Telescopic cylinder, the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder is fixed with the upper seat, which is used to drive the upper seat to move up and down relative to the lower seat. When the upper seat moves down, the upper and lower sides of the aluminum belt respectively abut against the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt;

A drive motor is used to drive at least one conveyor belt to move.

In the present application, the linear speed of the movement of the conveyor belt driven by the driving motor is greater than the production speed of the optical cable production line.

When the telescopic cylinder drives the upper seat to move down, the upper and lower sides of the aluminum belt abut against the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt respectively. At this time, under the action of the conveyor belt, the aluminum belt can move at a faster speed to achieve rapid release. volume operations.

In actual operation, two drive motors can be set, and the two drive motors are installed on the upper seat and the lower seat respectively, and the linear speeds of the two conveyor belts are the same.

Optionally, both the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt include rollers and a belt body wound on the rollers, and the drive motor drives at least one roller to rotate.

Optionally, it also includes a temporary storage box disposed on one side of the quick unwinding device away from the aluminum strip coil installation frame, and the temporary storage box is used to receive the aluminum strip that is quickly unwinded due to the operation of the rapid unwinding device.

By setting the temporary storage box, it can receive the aluminum strip that is quickly unrolled, and prevent the aluminum strip from contacting with other objects such as the ground and polluting the aluminum strip.

Optionally, round rollers are rotatably installed on both sides of the temporary storage box.

By setting round rollers, the friction force can be reduced and the aluminum strip can be prevented from being scratched.

The beneficial effects of the invention are: the size of the support sleeve of the aluminum strip coil is fixed, and the position of the detector head of the laser ranging sensor is fixed, so that the thickness of the aluminum strip coil A will gradually decrease as it is unwound (the measured S will gradually decrease). becomes larger), when the thickness of the A aluminum coil is reduced to a certain value (that is, when S is greater than the set value), it can be judged that rapid unwinding is required, and the remaining aluminum of the A aluminum coil can be released through the rapid unwinding. After all the strips are unwound, then the starting end of the aluminum strip of the B aluminum strip coil is welded with the end of the aluminum strip after the A aluminum strip coil has been fully unrolled. Compared with the operation and judgment of the workers, this method can improve the efficiency. , less accidental.

Description of drawings:

Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the manufacture method of optical cable of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an aluminum strip bonding apparatus.

The reference numbers in the figure are:

1. Mounting frame for aluminum strip coil; 2. Laser ranging sensor; 3. Supporting wheel; 4. Photoelectric sensor; 5. Aluminum strip welding device; 6. Quick unwinding device; 7. Temporary storage box; 8. Second Rotating shaft; 9. The first rotating shaft; 10. Aluminum strip roll; 11. Support sleeve; 12. Aluminum strip; 13. Alarm device; 14. Upper seat; 15. Lower seat; 16. Second conveyor belt; 17. Section 1. Conveyor belt; 18. Roller; 19. Belt body; 20. Telescopic cylinder; 21. Round roller.

Detailed ways:

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 1, a manufacturing method of an optical cable includes the following steps:

1) Measure the distance S between the probe and the A aluminum strip coil by the laser ranging sensor. When S is greater than the set value, quickly unwind all the remaining aluminum strips of the A aluminum strip coil;

2) Welding the starting end of the aluminum strip of the B aluminum strip coil with the end of the aluminum strip after all the unwinding of the A aluminum strip coil is welded together by the aluminum strip welding device.

The size of the support sleeve of the aluminum strip coil is fixed, and the position of the detector head of the laser ranging sensor is fixed, so that the thickness of the aluminum strip coil A will gradually decrease (the measured S will gradually increase) as it is unwinding. When the thickness of the coil is reduced to a certain value (that is, when S is greater than the set value), it can be judged that rapid unwinding is required. Welding the starting end of the aluminum strip of the B aluminum strip coil with the end of the aluminum strip after the A aluminum strip coil is all unrolled together, this method can improve the efficiency compared with the operator's judgment completely, and is less prone to accidents.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, steps 1) and 2) are operated by aluminum strip joining equipment, which includes:

The aluminum strip coil mounting frame 1 includes a first rotating shaft 9 and a second rotating shaft 8, and the first rotating shaft 9 and the second rotating shaft 8 are used for inner sleeves on the support sleeve 11 of the aluminum strip coil 10;

The laser ranging sensor 2 is aligned with the first rotating shaft 9, and is used to measure the distance between the detection head of the laser ranging sensor 2 and the aluminum strip roll 10 installed on the first rotating shaft 9;

The rapid unwinding device 6 is used to quickly unwind the aluminum strip coil 10 installed on the first rotating shaft 9, so that all the aluminum strips 12 of the aluminum strip coil 10 are fully unwound;

The aluminum strip welding device 5 is arranged between the aluminum strip coil mounting frame 1 and the quick unwinding device 6, and is used to connect the starting end of the aluminum strip coil 10 and the aluminum strip 12 installed on the second rotating shaft 8 to the fully uncoiled one. The ends of the aluminum strip 12 are welded together;

Two spaced apart support rollers 3 are located between the aluminum strip coil mounting frame 1 and the aluminum strip welding device 5 , and the aluminum strip 12 of the aluminum strip coil 10 installed on the first rotating shaft 9 passes through the two support rollers 3 After being supported, pass through the aluminum strip welding device 5 and the quick unwinding device 6 in sequence;

The photoelectric sensor 4 is arranged between the two support wheels 3 for sensing the aluminum strip 12 located between the two support wheels 3;

The controller is connected to the laser ranging sensor 2 , the fast unwinding device 6 and the photoelectric sensor 4 by signals, and is used to control the start and stop of the fast unwinding device 6 according to the signals of the laser ranging sensor 2 and the photoelectric sensor 4 .

In this embodiment, the two rotating shafts can be rotatably mounted on the aluminum strip coil mounting frame 1 . The aluminum strip coil 10 mentioned in this application includes a support sleeve 11 and an aluminum strip 12 wound on the support sleeve 11 . In order to ensure the accuracy of the measured distance S, the extension line of the light emitted by the detector head of the laser ranging sensor 2 intersects perpendicularly with the axis of the first rotating shaft 9 . In order to facilitate the distinction, the aluminum strip coil installed on the first rotating shaft 9 can be named as the A aluminum strip coil, and the aluminum strip coil installed on the second rotating shaft 8 can be named as the B aluminum strip coil. The method described in this embodiment can be implemented.

The aluminum strip welding device 5 of the present application is an existing welding machine used for aluminum strips. The working principle of the aluminum strip welding device is as follows: the support sleeves 11 of the two aluminum strip coils 10 are respectively installed on the first rotating shaft 9 and On the second rotating shaft 8, the aluminum strip 12 of the aluminum strip coil 10 on the first rotating shaft 9 is supported by the two support wheels 3 and then passes through the aluminum strip welding device 5 and the quick unwinding device 6 in turn. 2. Measure the distance S between the probe and the aluminum strip coil 10 installed on the first rotating shaft 9, and transmit the signal to the controller, and the controller will judge, when the distance S is greater than the set value, the controller will control quickly. The unwinding device 6 starts to unwind all the remaining aluminum strips 12 of the aluminum strip coil 10 on the first rotating shaft 9. After the unwinding is completed, the end of the aluminum strip 12 will be driven by the fast unwinding device 6 to move. The end of the aluminum strip 12 will first break away from one of the support wheels 3 (the left support wheel in FIG. 2 ), and then the aluminum strip 12 will no longer reflect the light from the photoelectric sensor 4 (when the aluminum strip 12 is located between the two support wheels 3, the light emitted by the photoelectric sensor 4 will be reflected by the aluminum strip 12 and received by the photoelectric sensor 4). At this time, the photoelectric sensor 4 can no longer sense the aluminum strip 12 located between the two supporting wheels 3. The controller According to the signal fed back by the photoelectric sensor 4, the quick unwinding device 6 is controlled to stop working. At this time, the end of the completely unrolled aluminum strip 12 is located between the two support wheels 3 (only supported by the right support wheel 3), Then manual or automatic welding is performed by the aluminum strip welding device 5. After the welding is completed, the aluminum strip coil 10 located on the second rotating shaft 8 can be taken out manually or by corresponding equipment, installed on the first rotating shaft 9, and then the new The aluminum strip coil 10 is placed on the second rotating shaft 8.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, it also includes an alarm device 13 that is signal-connected to the controller. When the distance measured by the laser ranging sensor 2 is greater than the set value, the controller controls the alarm device 13 to give an alarm, and simultaneously controls The quick unwinding device 6 is started, and when the photoelectric sensor 4 cannot sense the aluminum strip 12 between the two supporting wheels 3, the controller controls the quick unwinding device 6 to stop working. An alarm device 13 is provided so that the operator can be notified during fast unwinding.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the rapid unwinding device 6 includes:

The lower seat 15, the first conveyor belt 17 is installed on the lower seat 15;

The upper seat 14, the second conveyor belt 16 is installed on the upper seat 14, and the aluminum belt 12 passes between the first conveyor belt 17 and the second conveyor belt 16;

The telescopic cylinder 20, the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder 20 is fixed with the upper seat 14, and is used to drive the upper seat 14 to move up and down relative to the lower seat 15. When the upper seat 14 moves down, the upper and lower sides of the aluminum belt 12 are respectively connected with the first conveyor belt 17 and the second conveyor belt 15. The conveyor belt 16 abuts;

A drive motor is used to drive at least one conveyor belt to move.

In the present application, the linear speed of the movement of the conveyor belt driven by the driving motor is greater than the production speed of the optical cable production line. When the telescopic cylinder 20 drives the upper seat 14 to move down, the upper and lower sides of the aluminum belt 12 abut against the first conveyor belt 17 and the second conveyor belt 16 respectively. At this time, under the action of the conveyor belt, the aluminum belt 12 can move faster. Speed movement to achieve fast unwinding operation. In actual operation, two drive motors can be provided, and the two drive motors are respectively installed on the upper seat 14 and the lower seat 15, and the linear speeds of the two conveyor belts are the same.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the first conveyor belt 17 and the second conveyor belt 16 both include rollers 18 and a belt body 19 wound on the rollers 18 , and a driving motor drives at least one roller 18 to rotate.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, a temporary storage box 7 is provided on the side of the quick unwinding device 6 away from the aluminum strip coil mounting frame 1 . Unwind the aluminum strip 12 from the roll. By setting the temporary storage box 7 , the aluminum strip 12 that is quickly unrolled can be received, so as to prevent the aluminum strip 12 from contacting with other objects such as the ground and contaminating the aluminum strip 12 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, round rollers 21 are rotatably installed on both sides of the temporary storage box 7 . By setting the round rollers 21, the frictional force can be reduced and the aluminum strip 12 can be prevented from being scratched.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of patent protection of the present invention. Any equivalent structural transformation made by using the contents of the description and accompanying drawings of the present invention can be directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields. All are similarly included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (4)

1. a manufacture method of optical cable, is characterized in that, comprises the following steps: 1) Measure the distance S between the probe and the A aluminum strip coil by the laser ranging sensor. When S is greater than the set value, quickly unwind all the remaining aluminum strips of the A aluminum strip coil; 2) Weld the starting end of the aluminum strip of the B aluminum strip coil with the end of the aluminum strip after the A aluminum strip coil is all unrolled by the aluminum strip welding device; Steps 1) and 2) are operated by aluminum strip joining equipment, which includes: The aluminum strip coil mounting frame includes a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft, and the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are used for inner sleeves on the support sleeve of the aluminum strip coil; The laser ranging sensor is aligned with the first rotating shaft, and is used to measure the distance between the probe head of the laser ranging sensor and the aluminum strip coil installed on the first rotating shaft; The fast unwinding device is used to quickly unwind the aluminum strip coil installed on the first rotating shaft, so that all the aluminum strips of the aluminum strip coil are fully unwound; The aluminum strip welding device is arranged between the aluminum strip coil mounting frame and the quick unwinding device, and is used for welding the starting end of the aluminum strip coil mounted on the second rotating shaft and the end of the fully uncoiled aluminum strip on the Together; Two supporting runners arranged at intervals are located between the aluminum strip coil mounting frame and the aluminum strip welding device. The aluminum strip of the aluminum strip coil installed on the first rotating shaft passes through the aluminum strip in turn after being supported by the two supporting runners. With welding device and fast unwinding device; A photoelectric sensor, arranged between the two support wheels, is used to sense the aluminum strip located between the two support wheels; The controller is connected with the signal of the laser ranging sensor, the fast unwinding device and the photoelectric sensor, and is used to control the start and stop of the fast unwinding device according to the signals of the laser ranging sensor and the photoelectric sensor; It also includes an alarm device connected to the signal of the controller. When the distance measured by the laser ranging sensor is greater than the set value, the controller controls the alarm device to give an alarm, and at the same time controls the fast unwinding device to start. When the aluminum strip is between the two supporting runners, the controller controls the rapid unwinding device to stop working; The fast unwinding device includes: The lower seat, the first conveyor belt is installed on the lower seat; The upper seat, the second conveyor belt is installed on the upper seat, and the aluminum belt passes between the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt; Telescopic cylinder, the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder is fixed with the upper seat, which is used to drive the upper seat to move up and down relative to the lower seat. When the upper seat moves down, the upper and lower sides of the aluminum belt respectively abut against the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt; A drive motor is used to drive at least one conveyor belt to move. 2 . The method for manufacturing an optical cable according to claim 1 , wherein the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt both comprise rollers and a belt body wound on the rollers, and the drive motor drives at least one roller. 3 . turn. 3. The method for manufacturing an optical cable according to claim 1, further comprising setting a temporary storage box on one side of the quick unwinding device away from the aluminum tape coil mounting frame, and the temporary storage box is used to receive the The device works to quickly unwind the aluminum strip out of the coil. 4 . The method for manufacturing an optical cable according to claim 3 , wherein round rollers are rotatably installed on both sides of the temporary storage box. 5 .

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