CN112505860A

CN112505860A - Photoelectric hybrid cable with branching structure and branching method of photoelectric hybrid cable body

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Publication number: CN112505860A
Application number: CN202011402380.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 薛驰; 董军; 曹缪榕; 赵瑞静; 赫明林; 周益辉; 徐宗铭; 周平; 谢书鸿
Original assignee: Zhongtian Radio Frequency Cable Co ltd; Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhongtian Radio Frequency Cable Co ltd; Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-02
Filing date: 2020-12-02
Publication date: 2021-03-16

Abstract

The first splitter is used for separating the optical cable and the cable in the photoelectric mixed cable body, and the second splitter is used for separating a plurality of groups of optical fibers in the optical cable separated from the cable. The invention also provides a branching method of the photoelectric mixed wire body. According to the photoelectric mixed cable with the branching structure and the branching method of the photoelectric mixed cable body, the optical cable and the cable in the photoelectric mixed cable body are separated through the first splitter, and the multiple groups of optical fibers in the optical cable separated from the cable are separated through the second splitter, so that an operator can rapidly distinguish the optical cable, the cable and the multiple groups of optical fibers in the optical cable, the installation of the photoelectric mixed cable is facilitated, and the installation efficiency of the photoelectric mixed cable is improved.

Description

Photoelectric hybrid cable with branching structure and branching method of photoelectric hybrid cable body

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of photoelectric hybrid cables and optical cables, in particular to a photoelectric hybrid cable with a branching structure and a branching method of a photoelectric hybrid cable body.

Background

With the development of 5G technology, outdoor base stations are increasingly constructed, and therefore, the demand for cables is increasing. In order to save construction cost, the outdoor photoelectric hybrid cable is produced. In order to quickly distinguish the optical cable and the electric cable during subsequent connection and use, the optical cable and the electric cable are respectively penetrated and radiated into two holes formed on the splitter, so that the optical cable and the electric cable are separated, but the optical cable generally comprises a plurality of groups of optical fibers, and when the optical cable is installed and used, the plurality of groups of optical fibers are arranged in a mess, and the efficiency of installing the photoelectric mixed cable is still influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide an optical-electrical hybrid cable with a branching structure and a branching method for an optical-electrical hybrid cable body to improve the installation efficiency of the optical-electrical hybrid cable.

The first splitter is used for separating the optical cable and the cable in the photoelectric mixed cable body, and the second splitter is used for separating a plurality of groups of optical fibers in the optical cable separated from the cable.

Further, the first splitter comprises a main body, and a first branch body and a second branch body which are located at one end of the main body, the main body forms a first through hole, the first through hole is used for accommodating the photoelectric mixed line body, the first branch body forms a second through hole which is communicated with the first through hole, the second through hole is used for accommodating an optical cable in the photoelectric mixed line body after passing through the first through hole, the second branch body forms a third through hole which is communicated with the first through hole, and the third through hole is used for accommodating an electric cable in the photoelectric mixed line body after passing through the first through hole.

Furthermore, the second through hole and the third through hole are symmetrically positioned on two sides of the central axis of the first through hole and form a Y-shaped shape with the first through hole.

Furthermore, the second branching device comprises a hollow tube and a branching disc, the hollow tube faces the first support body, the branching disc is provided with a plurality of through holes for penetrating a plurality of groups of optical fibers, the outer surface of the part, penetrating through the through holes, of each group of optical fibers is wrapped with a protective sleeve, and the branching disc is connected to one end, far away from the first branching device, of the hollow tube when the plurality of groups of optical fibers penetrate through the plurality of through holes.

Furthermore, a step hole is formed at one end, far away from the first support body, of the hollow tube, and the branch disc is placed in the step hole and fixed on the hollow tube through a heat-shrinkable sleeve when the optical fibers penetrate through the branch disc.

Further, the hollow tube is arranged adjacent to the first support, and the hollow tube, the first support and the branch disc are connected together through a heat-shrinkable sleeve.

Furthermore, a preset distance is reserved between the hollow tube and the first support, the first support is connected with the optical cable through one section of heat-shrinkable sleeve, and the hollow tube is connected with the optical cable between the first support and the hollow tube through the other section of heat-shrinkable sleeve.

Furthermore, both ends of each group of optical fibers are connected with optical fiber connectors for being connected with the first equipment and the second equipment to realize communication connection between the first equipment and the second equipment.

A branching method for an optoelectronic hybrid wire body, wherein the optoelectronic hybrid wire body comprises an optical cable and an electric cable, the optical cable comprises a plurality of groups of optical fibers, and the branching method for the optoelectronic hybrid wire body comprises the following steps: providing a first branching device, wherein the first branching device is provided with a first through hole, a second through hole and a third through hole, and the second through hole and the third through hole are communicated with the first through hole; providing a second leg forming a plurality of perforations; after the photoelectric mixed wire body passes through the first through hole, respectively passing an optical cable and a cable through the second through hole and the third through hole; and respectively passing a plurality of groups of optical fibers through the plurality of through holes.

Further, the method also comprises the following steps: wrapping a protective sleeve around each group of optical fibers passing through the outer surface of the perforated portion; and connecting the first branch device with the second branch device and connecting the second branch device with the optical cable through a heat-shrinkable sleeve.

According to the photoelectric mixed cable with the branching structure and the branching method of the photoelectric mixed cable body, the optical cable and the cable in the photoelectric mixed cable body are separated through the first splitter, and the multiple groups of optical fibers in the optical cable separated from the cable are separated through the second splitter, so that an operator can rapidly distinguish the optical cable, the cable and the multiple groups of optical fibers in the optical cable, the installation of the photoelectric mixed cable is facilitated, and the installation efficiency of the photoelectric mixed cable is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an optical-electrical hybrid cable with a branching structure according to the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the first splitter in fig. 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the second splitter of FIG. 1

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a branching method for an opto-electric hybrid wire body according to the present application.

Description of the main elements

Photoelectric hybrid cable	100
		Photoelectric mixed wire body	10
Cable with a protective layer	11
		Electric wire	111
Optical cable	12
		Optical fiber	121
Optical fiber connector	122
		Optical fiber identification	123
Multi-layer wire divider	20
		First branching device	21
Main body	211
		First through hole	2111
First support	212
		Second through hole	2121
Second support	213
		Second branching device	22
Hollow pipe	221
		Branch plate	222
Perforation	2221

The following detailed description will further illustrate the present application in conjunction with the above-described figures.

Detailed Description

So that the manner in which the above recited objects, features and advantages of embodiments of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. In addition, the features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention, and the described embodiments are merely a subset of embodiments of the invention, rather than a complete embodiment. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without any creative effort belong to the protection scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which embodiments of the present invention belong. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the present application provides an optical-electrical hybrid cable 100 with a branching structure, where the optical-electrical hybrid cable 100 includes an optical-electrical hybrid cable body 10 and two sets of multi-layer splitters 20 for penetrating two ends of the optical-electrical hybrid cable body 10. The two ends of the optical-electrical hybrid cable 100 are used for being connected with a first device and a second device, so as to realize communication between the first device and the second device. The first device may be a 5G base station and the second device may be an in-home fiber box.

The photoelectric hybrid wire body 10 comprises a cable 11 and an optical cable 12. The cable 11 includes two wires 111, and an electrical connector 1111 is connected to both ends of each wire 111. The electrical connector 1111 is used for being plugged into the first device and the second device and electrically connected with the first device and the second device. In one embodiment, the outer surface of the cable 11 is surrounded by a threaded sleeve to protect the cable 11. The optical cable 12 includes a plurality of groups of optical fibers 121, and optical fiber connectors 122 are connected to both ends of each group of optical fibers 121. The optical fiber connector 122 is used for being plugged in the first device and the second device to realize communication connection between the first device and the second device. In one embodiment, the optical fiber connector 122 is further provided with a waterproof member detachably connected to the optical fiber connector 122, so as to prevent water from penetrating into the optical fiber connector 122 before the optical fiber connector 122 is installed to affect the communication connection between the first device and the second device. Since the flashing is removably connectively connected to fiber optic connector 122, the flashing can be removed when installing fiber optic cable 12, thereby allowing fiber optic connector 122 to be communicatively connected to the first and second devices. In this embodiment, the two ends of each group of optical fibers 121 are further provided with optical fiber identifiers 123, such as color rings, near the optical fiber connectors 122, so that when the optical cable 12 is installed, the two ends of the plurality of groups of optical fibers 121 can be corresponded by the color rings, and the plurality of groups of optical fibers 121 can be connected to the interfaces of the optical fibers 121 corresponding to the first device and the second device more quickly. The outer surface of each group of optical fibers 121 is provided with a protective jacket for protecting the optical fibers 121.

The multi-layer splitter 20 includes a first splitter 21 and a second splitter 22 disposed opposite to the first splitter 21. The first splitter 21 is used for separating the optical cable 12 and the electrical cable 11 in the optoelectronic hybrid wire body 10, and the second splitter 22 is used for separating the groups of optical fibers 121 in the optical cable 12 separated from the electrical cable 11. Thus, the optical-electrical hybrid cable 100 not only separates the optical cable 12 and the electrical cable 11 in the optical-electrical hybrid cable body 10, but also separates the plurality of groups of optical fibers 121 included in the optical cable 12, so that an operator can quickly distinguish the optical cable 12 from the electrical cable 11 and the plurality of groups of optical fibers 121 included in the optical cable 12, which is beneficial to the installation of the optical-electrical hybrid cable 100, thereby improving the installation efficiency of the optical-electrical hybrid cable 100.

Specifically, the first branch device 21 includes a main body 211, and a first branch 212 and a second branch 213 located at one end of the main body 211. The main body 211 forms a first through hole 2111, and the first through hole 2111 is used for accommodating the optoelectronic hybrid line body 10. The first branch 212 forms a second through hole 2121 communicated with the first through hole 2111, and the second through hole 2121 is used for accommodating the optical cable 12 in the optoelectronic hybrid wire body 10 after passing through the first through hole 2111. The second support 213 forms a third through hole (not shown) communicating with the first through hole 2111, and the third through hole is configured to accommodate the cable 11 in the optoelectronic hybrid wire body 10 after passing through the first through hole 2111. In this way, the optical cable 12 and the electric cable 11 in the hybrid optical/electrical cable 100 are separated by the first splitter 21, which facilitates an operator to quickly distinguish the optical cable 12 from the electric cable 11. In one embodiment, the second through hole 2121 and the third through hole are symmetrically located at two sides of the central axis of the first through hole 2111, and form a "Y" shape with the first through hole 2111.

The second splitter 22 includes a hollow tube 221 and a splitter disk 222. The hollow tube 221 is disposed facing the first support 212, and the branch tray 222 forms a plurality of through holes 2221 for passing the plurality of sets of optical fibers 121. In one embodiment, each set of optical fibers 121 is wrapped with a protective sleeve through the outer surface of the portion of the perforations 2221. In this embodiment, the optical cable 12 includes 5 groups of optical fibers 121, the branching tray 222 forms 5 through holes 2221, and the 5 groups of optical fibers 121 are respectively penetrated through the 5 through holes 2221. The branch plate 222 is connected to an end of the hollow tube 221 away from the first branch device 21 when the plurality of optical fibers 121 are penetrated through the plurality of through holes 2221. In one embodiment, a stepped hole is formed at an end of the hollow tube 221 away from the first body 212, and the branch plate 222 is disposed in the stepped hole and fixed to the hollow tube 221 by a heat shrink sleeve when the optical fibers 121 are penetrated through the branch plate 222. In another embodiment, the branch tray 222 and the hollow tube 221 are connected by being snapped into snap holes.

Referring to the upper section of the hybrid optical/electrical cable 100 in fig. 1 and fig. 2-3, the hollow tube 221 is disposed adjacent to the first support 212, and the hollow tube 221, the first support 212 and the branch disc 222 are fixed together by a heat shrink sleeve. Referring to the lower section of the hybrid optical/electrical cable 100 in fig. 1 and fig. 2-3, the hollow tube 221 is spaced from the first support 212 by a predetermined distance, the first support 212 is connected to the optical cable 12 by a section of heat-shrinkable tubing, and the hollow tube 221 is fixed to the optical cable 12 between the first support 212 and the hollow tube 221 by another section of heat-shrinkable tubing.

Referring to fig. 4, the present invention further provides a splitting method for the optoelectronic hybrid wire body 10, where the splitting method for the optoelectronic hybrid wire body 10 includes the following steps.

Step S401: a first branch 21 is provided, which forms a first through hole 2111, a second through hole 2121 and a third through hole, which communicate with the first through hole 2111.

Step S402: providing a second leg 22, said second leg 22 forming a plurality of perforations 2221;

step S403: after the photoelectric hybrid wire body 10 passes through the first through hole 2111, the optical cable 12 and the electrical cable 11 pass through the second through hole 2121 and the third through hole, respectively.

Step S404: the plurality of groups of optical fibers 121 are respectively passed through the plurality of through holes 2221.

Step S405: a protective sleeve is wrapped around each group of optical fibers 121 passing through the outer surface of the portion of the perforation 2221.

Step S406: the first and

second branches

21 and 22 are connected by heat shrink tubing and the second branch 22 is connected to the cable 12.

It is to be understood that the order of the steps in the splitting method of the optoelectronic hybrid cable 10 is not limited to the above order, and the order of the steps S402 and S403 may be interchanged.

The optical-electrical hybrid cable 100 with the branching structure and the branching method of the optical-electrical hybrid cable body separate the optical cable 12 and the electrical cable 11 in the optical-electrical hybrid cable body 10 by the first splitter 21, and separate the plurality of groups of optical fibers 121 in the optical cable 12 separated from the electrical cable 11 by the second splitter 22, so that an operator can rapidly distinguish the optical cable 12 from the electrical cable 11 and the plurality of groups of optical fibers 121 in the optical cable 12, which is beneficial to installation of the optical-electrical hybrid cable 100, and thus installation efficiency of the optical-electrical hybrid cable 100 is improved.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are only for illustrating the present application and are not to be taken as limiting the present application, and that suitable changes and modifications of the above embodiments are within the scope of the disclosure claimed in the present application as long as they are within the spirit and scope of the present application.

Claims

1. The photoelectric hybrid cable with the branching structure comprises a photoelectric hybrid cable body, a first splitter and a second splitter, wherein the first splitter is used for separating an optical cable and an electric cable in the photoelectric hybrid cable body, and the second splitter is used for separating a plurality of groups of optical fibers in the optical cable separated from the electric cable.

2. The optical-electrical hybrid cable with a branching structure of claim 1, wherein the first splitter comprises a main body and a first branch and a second branch at one end of the main body, the main body forms a first through hole for accommodating the optical-electrical hybrid cable, the first branch forms a second through hole communicated with the first through hole for accommodating the optical cable in the optical-electrical hybrid cable after passing through the first through hole, the second branch forms a third through hole communicated with the first through hole for accommodating the optical cable in the optical-electrical hybrid cable after passing through the first through hole.

3. The optical-electrical hybrid cable having a branching structure according to claim 2, wherein the second through hole and the third through hole are symmetrically located on both sides of a central axis of the first through hole, and form a "Y" shape with the first through hole.

4. The optical-electrical hybrid cable with a branching structure of claim 2, wherein the second splitter comprises a hollow tube and a splitter plate, the hollow tube is disposed facing the first body, the splitter plate is formed with a plurality of through holes for passing the plurality of groups of optical fibers, each group of optical fibers passes through the outer surface of the through hole portion and is wrapped with a protective sleeve, and the splitter plate is connected to an end of the hollow tube away from the first splitter when the plurality of groups of optical fibers pass through the plurality of through holes.

5. The hybrid fiber optic cable having a breakout structure of claim 4, wherein an end of the hollow tube remote from the first body defines a step hole, and the furcation plate is disposed in the step hole and secured to the hollow tube by a heat shrink when the plurality of optical fibers are threaded through the furcation plate.

6. The hybrid fiber optic cable having a breakout structure of claim 4, wherein the hollow tube is disposed adjacent to the first leg, and the hollow tube, the first leg, and the breakout tray are connected together by a heat shrink.

7. The hybrid fiber optic cable having breakout structures of claim 4, wherein the hollow tube is spaced a predetermined distance from the first support, the first support is coupled to the fiber optic cable by a length of heat shrink tubing, and the hollow tube is coupled to the fiber optic cable between the first support and the hollow tube by another length of heat shrink tubing.

8. The hybrid fiber optic cable having a breakout structure according to claim 1, wherein a fiber optic connector is connected to each end of each group of optical fibers for connecting to a first device and a second device to enable communication between the first device and the second device.

9. A branching method for an optoelectronic hybrid wire body, wherein the optoelectronic hybrid wire body comprises an optical cable and a cable, the optical cable comprises a plurality of groups of optical fibers, and the branching method for the optoelectronic hybrid wire body comprises the following steps:

providing a first branching device, wherein the first branching device is provided with a first through hole, a second through hole and a third through hole, and the second through hole and the third through hole are communicated with the first through hole;

providing a second leg forming a plurality of perforations;

after the photoelectric mixed wire body passes through the first through hole, respectively passing an optical cable and a cable through the second through hole and the third through hole; and

and respectively passing a plurality of groups of optical fibers through the plurality of through holes.

10. The method for splitting the optoelectric hybrid wire body according to claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

wrapping a protective sleeve around each group of optical fibers passing through the outer surface of the perforated portion;

and connecting the first branch device with the second branch device and connecting the second branch device with the optical cable through a heat-shrinkable sleeve.