CN111386482A

CN111386482A - Optical fiber wire stripper, assembly thereof and method of use

Info

Publication number: CN111386482A
Application number: CN201880074920.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 罗春晖
Original assignee: Signal Fire Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Signal Fire Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-11-06
Filing date: 2018-11-06
Publication date: 2020-07-07
Also published as: WO2020093226A1

Abstract

The invention relates to an optical fiber wire stripper, which comprises: a first shank portion and a first jaw section located thereon or connected thereto, a second shank portion and a second jaw section located thereon or connected thereto; the first handle part and/or the second handle part can drive the first jaw section and the second jaw section to move, so that the first jaw section and the second jaw section can be matched to clamp or release the optical fiber; the optical fiber wire stripper is characterized by further comprising a cleaning assembly, and the first handle part and/or the second handle part can drive the cleaning assembly to move to clamp an optical fiber. The optical fiber wire stripper can be used for stripping the optical fiber, and then the stripped optical fiber is clamped by the cleaning component for wiping. The operator does not need to put down the optical fiber wire stripper in the hand and then takes up an additional cleaning tool, so that the operation of the operator can be facilitated, and the working efficiency is improved.

Description

Optical fiber wire stripper, assembly thereof and method of use

Technical Field

The invention relates to an optical fiber end processing tool and a using method thereof, in particular to an optical fiber wire stripper and a using method thereof.

Background

The optical fiber wire stripper is a tool for stripping the outer coating layer of the optical fiber. Conventional fiber stripping pliers typically include a jaw section and a pair of handles that are pivotally connected together, wherein when the jaw section is snapped together, the optical fiber is held in the jaws and the coated layer of the optical fiber is stripped by pulling on the optical fiber.

As shown in fig. 1, an existing optical fiber wire stripper, such as chinese patent 201310353466.5 issued at 2016, 6, 8, relates to a wire stripper, which includes two plier handles, each of which includes a jaw section at one end, a handle section at the other end, and a hinge section between the jaw section and the handle section, wherein the two plier handles are hinged at the hinge section through a pin shaft, and a quick adjusting device for adjusting the engagement width of the jaws is disposed on the handle section of at least one of the plier handles. When the occlusion width of the jaw is adjusted, the occlusion width of the jaw can be greatly adjusted only by slightly pulling the wrench, the debugging speed is high, and the use is convenient.

The utility model discloses a wire stripping pliers is also disclosed in chinese utility model 201820441006.6, as shown in fig. 2, it includes the first pincers body and the second pincers body, be connected with first pincers handle on the first pincers body, be connected with the second pincers handle on the second pincers body, and the first pincers body and the second pincers body articulate in same root pin, be provided with between the first pincers body and the second pincers body and be used for strutting pressure spring between them, all be provided with the wire stripping groove that is used for the wire stripping on the cutting edge of the first pincers body and the second pincers body, fixedly connected with installation piece on the first pincers body, threaded connection has the threaded rod of butt in the second pincers body when the first pincers body and the second pincers body fold on the installation piece, and threaded rod axial perpendicular to pin. The utility model discloses a wire stripping pliers rational in infrastructure, set up the installation piece on the first pincers body, set up the threaded rod on the installation piece, withstand the second pincers body through the threaded rod in order to carry on spacingly to avoid cutting optic fibre, make the wire stripping convenient.

In the actual operation of wire stripping fusion of optical fibers, after the coating of the optical fiber is stripped, it is usually necessary to wipe the surface of the optical fiber with alcohol and then perform fusion splicing. The existing working mode is that an operator puts down a wire stripper in a hand and uses a single wiping tool to wipe an optical fiber, so that the working efficiency of the operator is reduced. In the field working environment, if hundreds of optical fibers need to be welded, the working time of operators can be obviously increased, and the cost of welding work is increased.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the problems in the prior art, on the one hand, the invention provides the optical fiber wire stripper which can be operated conveniently by an operator and improve the working efficiency.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:

an optical fiber stripper, comprising:

a first shank portion and a first jaw section located thereon or connected thereto, a second shank portion and a second jaw section located thereon or connected thereto; the first handle part and/or the second handle part can drive the first jaw section and the second jaw section to move, so that the first jaw section and the second jaw section can be matched to clamp or release the optical fiber;

the optical fiber wire stripper is characterized by further comprising a cleaning assembly, and the first handle part and/or the second handle part can drive the cleaning assembly to move to clamp an optical fiber.

The optical fiber wire stripper corresponding to the embodiment of the invention can wipe the optical fiber stripped from the outer layer by using the cleaning component after the outer layer of the optical fiber is stripped from the jaw section, so that an operator can directly perform wire stripping and wiping work without putting down the optical fiber wire stripper, and the efficiency of the operator is effectively improved. In field work, when a large number of optical fibers need to be welded, the working time can be effectively reduced, and the cost is reduced.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a cutting edge is provided on the outside of the first and/or second shank.

Preferably, the cutting edge may be a serrated cutting edge.

In a preferred technical scheme of the invention, the cleaning assembly comprises a first cleaning cotton and a matching surface matched with the first cleaning cotton, the first cleaning cotton and the matching surface are respectively arranged at corresponding positions on different handles, and one end of the first cleaning cotton is higher than the side surface of the handle.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mating surface is a second cleaning pad.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first cleaning cotton and the mating surface are respectively installed at opposite positions inside the handle.

In a preferred technical scheme of the invention, the cleaning cotton and the matching surface are detachably arranged on opposite positions on the inner side of the handle respectively through a mounting seat.

In a preferred embodiment, the cleaning assembly is arranged on the side of the jaw section remote from the free end of the optical fiber. Thus, after the optical fiber is clamped, the optical fiber can be pulled to complete the whole work of stripping the coating layer and wiping the optical fiber.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the handles are hinged together by a shaft or are connected together by a resilient portion.

The invention provides a method for stripping optical fibers, which comprises the following steps:

a. stripping the coating layer of the optical fiber by using the wire stripper;

b. and wiping the optical fiber after stripping the coating layer by using a cleaning component on the wire stripper.

In a preferred embodiment of the above method, after the outermost coating surface layer of the optical fiber is stripped in step a, a blade of the wire stripper is used to cut off part of the coating material outside the optical fiber, and then the coating layer of the optical fiber is stripped.

There is also provided in accordance with some preferred aspects of the present invention an optical fiber stripper comprising a first shank portion and a first jaw segment thereon, a second shank portion and a second jaw segment thereon; the first handle part and/or the second handle part can drive the first jaw section and the second jaw section to move, so that the first jaw section and the second jaw section can be matched to clamp or release the optical fiber; wherein there is a platform on the first and/or second shank, or jaw section, for mounting a cleaning assembly.

A cleaning assembly mateable with the fiber optic stripper described above wherein the cleaning assembly has a mating portion for mounting the cleaning assembly to a handle or jaw segment of the fiber optic stripper.

The cleaning assembly preferably comprises two pieces of cleaning cotton, and the bottom of the cleaning cotton is provided with a matching part for fixing the cleaning cotton on an optical fiber wire stripper.

The cleaning assembly is preferably characterized in that the bottom of the cleaning cotton is provided with an adhesive.

The optical fiber stripper and the cleaning assembly can be conveniently stored separately or combined to form the optical fiber stripper of the present invention.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

in some embodiments of the fiber stripper of the present invention, an operator may strip the fiber using the fiber stripper and then continue to use the fiber stripper to wipe the stripped fiber with the cleaning assembly. The operator does not need to put down the optical fiber wire stripper in the hand and then takes up an additional cleaning tool, so that the operation of the operator can be facilitated, and the working efficiency is improved. In some embodiments, the cleaning cotton in the cleaning assembly has one end higher than the side wall of the handle for facilitating the alcohol absorption of the cleaning cotton, which can absorb the alcohol by the operator only contacting the end with the alcohol. In other embodiments of the invention, a blade on the outside of the handle may be used to cut off portions of the cladding material of the outer layer of the optical fiber, avoiding the need for an operator to use an additional tool to cut through the cladding material.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prior art optical fiber stripper;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of another prior art optical fiber stripper;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a fiber stripper of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of yet another embodiment of a fiber stripper of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of yet another embodiment of an optical fiber stripper of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of yet another embodiment of an optical fiber stripper of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of yet another embodiment of an optical fiber stripper of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of an embodiment of cleaning cotton for use with fiber stripping pliers in accordance with the present invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to examples and embodiments. It should be understood that the scope of the above subject matter of the present invention is not limited to the following examples, and any technique realized based on the summary of the present invention is within the scope of the present invention.

An optical fiber wire stripper of the present invention is shown in fig. 3. The optical fiber wire stripper comprises a handle part A7 and a handle part B10 which are hinged together through bolts, wherein one end of the handle part A7 and one end of the handle part 10B are provided with a jaw section 1, the bolt 3 is positioned on the handle part A7 and the handle part B10 and close to the jaw section 1, and the handle part A7 and the handle part B10 can rotate around a locking screw, so that the jaw section 1 can be driven to open and close. When the jaw section 1 is closed, the optical fiber can be clamped, and then the coating layer of the optical fiber can be stripped by pulling the optical fiber. On the other side of the locking screw 3 remote from the jaw section 1, a mounting seat a5 and a mounting seat B9 are provided on the inner sides of the shank a7 and the shank B10, respectively, and in this embodiment, the mounting seat a5 and the mounting seat B9 are rectangular grooves (which may also be other shapes, such as circular grooves, wedge-shaped grooves, trapezoidal grooves, etc.). Cleaning cotton A6 and cleaning cotton B8 are respectively arranged in the grooves, when the handle A7 and the handle B10 rotate around the locking screws, the cleaning cotton A6 and the cleaning cotton B8 can be driven to move to be opened and closed, when the cleaning cotton A6 and the cleaning cotton B8 peel off the optical fibers after the cladding, the optical fibers can be wiped by pulling the optical fibers, after wiping is finished, the wire stripper is loosened, the cleaning cotton A6 and the cleaning cotton B8 are separated, and the next wiping process can be waited. In this embodiment, the end faces of the cleaning pads a6 and B8 are higher than the side faces of the handle a and B, so that the extended portions can directly contact the cleaning paint such as alcohol. The bottom of the cleaning cotton A6 and the cleaning cotton B8 is slightly larger than the size of the mounting seat, so that the cleaning cotton can be conveniently plugged into the mounting seat for fixation, and when the cleaning cotton needs to be replaced, the cleaning cotton can be pulled out for replacement.

Another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, is based on the foregoing embodiment, a blade 42 is disposed on the outer side of the shank a, i.e. the side away from the jaw segment, the blade 42 is disposed near the jaw segment, and the blade 42 can be used for cutting the material wrapping the core of the optical fiber (e.g. the rubber covering several optical fibers, etc.).

A further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, is similar to the previous embodiment except that the blade-shaped cutting edge 4 is replaced by a serrated cutting edge 4.

One embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, is an optical fiber stripping pliers, which comprises a pliers body 51 and a handle 52, wherein the two handles 52 are respectively hinged on the pliers body 51, a return spring 55 is arranged between the handles 52 and the pliers body 51, the pliers body 51 is provided with a through hole 53 for passing through an optical fiber, two blades 54 (jaw segments) are arranged in the through hole, and the blades 54 are respectively connected with the two handles 52. The blades 54 are provided with notches, and when the handle is gripped, the two blades 54 are matched to form a closed jaw section, so that the optical fiber is clamped. A cleaning member 57 (which may be a cleaning cotton) is provided on the inner side of either of the two handle portions, and another cleaning member 56 (which may be a cleaning cotton or a mating surface of a polymer material) is provided on the caliper body at a position corresponding to the cleaning member. In a different embodiment, the further cleaning member may also be arranged inside the further handle. When the two handles are gripped, the cleaning members 56, 57 can form a grip on the optical fiber, thereby wiping the optical fiber.

In the embodiments described above, the body of the fiber stripper can be any of a variety of existing fiber strippers, and the handle can be attached in any of a variety of ways (e.g., hinged, attached by a resilient member, attached by a resilient material therebetween, integrally formed, etc.) so long as the handle can bring the jaw segment thereon or attached thereto into clamping relation with the fiber. Or a wide variety of fiber strippers may be used by those skilled in the art. The cleaning assembly is provided in these fiber strippers, and the cleaning member of the cleaning assembly can be provided on the handle, on a connector attached to the handle, or on another part of the fiber stripper, so long as it moves with the movement of the handle as the handle moves, thereby forming a grip on the fiber. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the movement of the handle may be combined with various transmission means to move the cleaning elements, either to clamp them when the fiber stripper is closed or to clamp them when the fiber stripper is released, such as by having one cleaning element on the outside of the handle and another cleaning element on the outside of the handle and attached to the other handle by a connector. The material of the cleaning member may be cleaning cotton, sponge, felt, or a cleaning material that can be selected by those skilled in the art.

In yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, shown in fig. 6 (with portions of the handle omitted), a fiber stripper comprising a handle a61 and a handle B62 hingedly connected together by a locking screw 63, wherein at one end of the handle a61 and the handle B62 are

jaw segments

67, 70, the locking screw 63 is located on the handle a61 and the handle B62 adjacent to the jaw segments, and wherein the handle a61 and the handle B61 are rotatable about the locking screw 63 to move the

jaw segments

67, 70 open and closed. When the jaw section is closed, the optical fiber can be clamped, and then the coating layer of the optical fiber can be stripped by pulling the optical fiber. A cleaning assembly is provided on one side of the jaw segment (typically the side of the jaw segment remote from the free end of the optical fiber, i.e., the side from which the optical fiber is pulled), and cleaning assemblies 66, 69 (e.g., cleaning cotton or sponge blocks) are attached to the

jaw segments

70, 67, respectively, by connectors 65, 68 (e.g., as shown, a cylindrical support, the top of which is used to mount the cleaning assembly, and other supports commonly used in the art) and are opened and closed as the jaw segments are opened and closed to form a grip on the optical fiber. The

cleaning assemblies

66, 69 also grip the fiber when the jaw segments are closed (e.g., two cleaning pads clamp the fiber therebetween), pull the fiber, peel it off at the jaw segments, and wipe it between the cleaning assemblies, completing the peeling and wiping operations in a single pull. Further, some air (which may be a few millimeters) is left between the cleaning assembly and the jaw segments to evacuate stripped coating from the optical fiber.

In one embodiment of the present invention, an optical fiber stripper, as shown in fig. 7, includes a handle 73 and a jaw section 72, with two rectangular grooves 71 on opposing inner sides of the handle 73. The recess 71 is used to house a cleaning component (e.g., cleaning cotton, etc.). In different embodiments, the groove 71 (platform for mounting the cleaning assembly) can be of various geometries (e.g., wedge-shaped), can be other mounting platforms, can be located where the jaw segments are adapted to fit, can be mounted to the handle via other connectors, or can be located by one skilled in the art to adjust to the particular application.

In one embodiment of the invention, a cleaning assembly includes two cleaning members, which may both be cleaning pads 81 (in various embodiments, one pad may be mated to another pad of other polymeric material or block). As shown in fig. 8, a single-sided adhesive 82 is provided on the bottom of the cleaning cotton 81 for adhering the cleaning cotton to the handle of the optical fiber stripper or other parts. The operator can paste the cleaning cotton 81 on the appropriate position of the wire stripper, so that when the wire stripper clamps, two cleaning cotton 81 are contacted to wipe the optical fiber, and when the wire stripper is in a loose state, the two cleaning cotton 81 are separated.

Claims

An optical fiber stripper, comprising:

a first shank portion and a first jaw section located thereon or connected thereto, a second shank portion and a second jaw section located thereon or connected thereto; the first handle part and/or the second handle part can drive the first jaw section and the second jaw section to move, so that the first jaw section and the second jaw section can be matched to clamp or release the optical fiber;

the optical fiber wire stripper is characterized by further comprising a cleaning assembly, and the first handle part and/or the second handle part can drive the cleaning assembly to move to clamp an optical fiber.
The fiber stripping pliers of claim 1, wherein: a cutting edge is arranged on the outer side of the first and/or second shank.
The fiber stripper of claim 2, wherein: the cutting edge may be a serrated cutting edge.
The fiber stripper of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the cleaning assembly comprises first cleaning cotton and a matching surface matched with the first cleaning cotton, the first cleaning cotton and the matching surface are respectively arranged at corresponding positions on different handle parts, and one end of the first cleaning cotton is higher than the side surface of the handle part.
The fiber stripping pliers of claim 4, wherein: the matching surface is second cleaning cotton.
The fiber stripping pliers of claim 4, wherein: the first cleaning cotton and the matching surface are respectively arranged on the opposite positions on the inner side of the handle.
The fiber stripping pliers of claim 4, wherein: the cleaning cotton and the matching surface are detachably arranged on the opposite positions on the inner side of the handle part respectively through a mounting seat.
The fiber stripper of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the handles are hinged together by a shaft or are connected together by a resilient portion.
The fiber stripping pliers of claim 4, wherein: the handles are hinged together by a shaft, the jaw segments are located on one side of the shaft, and the clearing assembly is located on the other side of the shaft.
The fiber stripping pliers of claim 9, wherein: the matching surface is a second cleaning cotton, and the first cleaning cotton and the second cleaning cotton are elastic sponge blocks.
The fiber stripper of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the cleaning assembly is disposed on a side of the jaw section distal from the free end of the optical fiber.
A method of stripping optical fibers using the optical fiber stripper of any of claims 1-8, comprising:

a. stripping the coating layer of the optical fiber by using the wire stripper;

b. and placing the optical fiber stripped of the coating layer in a cleaning component on the wire stripper, and clamping and wiping the optical fiber stripped of the coating layer by using the cleaning component.
The method of claim 9, wherein: and b, after the coating surface layer of the outermost layer of the optical fiber is stripped in the step a, cutting part of the coating material outside the optical fiber by using a blade of the wire stripper, and then stripping the coating layer of the optical fiber.
An optical fiber wire stripper comprises a first handle part and a first jaw section arranged on the first handle part, a second handle part and a second jaw section arranged on the second handle part; the first handle part and/or the second handle part can drive the first jaw section and the second jaw section to move, so that the first jaw section and the second jaw section can be matched to clamp or release the optical fiber;

characterised in that there is a platform on the first and/or second shank, or jaw section, for mounting a cleaning assembly.
A cleaning assembly for a fiber optic stripper, said cleaning assembly having a mating portion for mounting the cleaning assembly to a handle or jaw segment of the fiber optic stripper.
The cleaning assembly of claim 14, wherein: the cleaning assembly comprises two pieces of cleaning cotton, and the bottom of the cleaning cotton is provided with a matching part for fixing the cleaning cotton on the optical fiber wire stripper.
The cleaning assembly of claim 15, wherein: the bottom of the cleaning cotton is provided with an adhesive.