CN113172015A

CN113172015A - Automatic cleaning machine for MPO connector end face

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Publication number: CN113172015A
Application number: CN202110466968.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈敏
Original assignee: Shenzhen Yichuang Communication Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Yichuang Communication Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-04-28
Filing date: 2021-04-28
Publication date: 2021-07-27
Anticipated expiration: 2041-04-28
Also published as: CN113172015B

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic cleaning machine for MPO connector end faces, which relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, wherein a rotating disc is fixedly connected at the output end of a speed reducer through a shaft rod, a plurality of groups of fixing assemblies which are distributed equidistantly and in a circumferential shape are fixedly installed at the edge of the top of the rotating disc, an MPO connector is clamped inside the fixing assemblies, a screw cylinder is in threaded connection with the outside of a screw rod, a supporting seat is sleeved outside the screw cylinder, a third motor and a waterless alcohol ejector penetrate through the inside of the supporting seat respectively, a dust-free cloth cleaning roller assembly is fixedly connected to the power driving end of the third motor, compared with the traditional manual cleaning mode, the automatic cleaning machine can realize automatic cleaning, is simple and easy to operate, reduces the investment cost, saves time and labor, improves the cleaning efficiency, can simultaneously clean the end faces of a plurality of MPO connectors, and improves the use convenience, in addition, clean MPO connectors can be automatically discharged and collected.

Description

Automatic cleaning machine for MPO connector end face

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to an automatic cleaning machine for an MPO connector end face.

Background

MPO connectors are one type of optical fiber connector, which is often used as a high-speed transmission standard, and fiber-optic active connectors have been widely used in optical communication wiring networks, optical communication equipment, and test equipment. Generally, optical fiber connectors are applied to actual engineering projects in the form of optical fiber jumpers, preterminated optical cables and the like, and these jumper connectors often undergo multiple plugging and unplugging processes in the installation, debugging and maintenance processes of a network, and in this process, the end face of an optical fiber is often polluted because an operator does not pay attention to the protection of the end face of the connector, so that the transmission performance of an optical link is reduced, the insertion loss of the connector is increased, the return loss of the connector is reduced, and in a serious case, the breakdown of the whole link is even caused.

Chinese patent CN109061809A discloses an optical fiber connector interface end face cleaner, which includes a housing 100 and a cleaning needle 200 connected to the housing 100, wherein a first spindle 300 for taking up and a second spindle 400 for paying off are disposed in the housing 100, the second spindle 400 is located between the cleaning needle 200 and the first spindle 300, and an axial direction of the first spindle 300 is perpendicular to an axial direction of the second spindle 400, so as to stagger a moving path of a used yarn wound by the first spindle 300 from a moving path of an unused yarn wound by the second spindle 400, wherein the yarn between the first spindle 300 and the cleaning needle 200 passes through an end face of the second spindle 400, the end face of the second spindle 400 separates the used yarn from the unused yarn, and the separation between the used yarn and the unused yarn is ensured. In a preferred embodiment, the axial direction of the first spindle 300 and the axial direction of the second spindle 400 are perpendicular to the axial direction of the cleaning needle 200. The cleaning device can avoid the mutual contact between the used yarn and the unused yarn in the cleaning process, and prevent the used yarn from polluting the unused yarn.

However, the conventional cleaning of the MPO connector end surface requires manual operation, which not only wastes time and labor and reduces cleaning efficiency, but also can only clean one MPO connector at a time, thereby increasing time consumption and increasing labor cost.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention provides an automatic cleaning machine for an MPO connector end face, which solves the problems that the conventional cleaning of the MPO connector end face usually requires manual operation, not only wastes time and labor and reduces the cleaning efficiency, but also only can clean one MPO connector at a time, further increases the time consumption and improves the labor cost.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme: an automatic cleaning machine for the end face of an MPO connector comprises a workbench, wherein a rotating assembly is fixedly mounted inside and at the top of the workbench together, a cleaning assembly is fixedly mounted at the upper end of the workbench and positioned on one side of the rotating assembly, a first vertical plate and a second vertical plate are fixedly mounted inside the workbench respectively, a collecting box is placed at the top of the first vertical plate, and a second blanking hole is formed in the workbench and positioned above the collecting box;

the rotary component comprises a first motor and a speed reducer, the output end of the speed reducer is fixedly connected with a rotary disc through a shaft rod, a plurality of groups of fixing components which are equidistantly distributed in a circumferential shape are fixedly installed at the edge of the top of the rotary disc, and an MPO connector is clamped inside the fixing components;

clean subassembly includes first backup pad and second motor, one side fixed mounting of first backup pad has the second backup pad, there are two symmetrical supports, two at top and bottom one side of second backup pad fixed mounting respectively the inside of support runs through jointly has the lead screw, the outside threaded connection of lead screw has a silk section of thick bamboo, the supporting seat has been cup jointed to the outside of a silk section of thick bamboo, the inside of supporting seat runs through respectively has third motor and anhydrous alcohol ejector, the power drive end fixedly connected with dustless cloth cleaning roller subassembly of third motor, the upper end of supporting seat and the one side fixed mounting who is located the third motor have the U template, the inside top fixed mounting of U template has first hydraulic stem, the flexible fixed mounting of first hydraulic stem has the push pedal.

Preferably, dustless cloth cleaning roller subassembly includes block roller and snap ring, dustless cloth has been convoluteed to the outside of snap ring, the block roller block is in the inside of snap ring, the alcohol groove has been seted up to the bottom of block roller, a plurality of groups equidistance and the play liquid hole that is the circumference form and distributes are seted up to the inside in alcohol groove.

Preferably, the fixing assembly comprises a fixing seat fixedly installed on the edge of the top of the rotating disc, two symmetrical second hydraulic rods are fixedly installed on two sides of the top of the fixing seat, and a clamping sleeve is fixedly connected to the telescopic end of each second hydraulic rod.

Preferably, two symmetrical grooves are formed in the bottom of the workbench, a third hydraulic rod is fixedly mounted inside each groove, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to the telescopic end of each third hydraulic rod, and a plurality of groups of universal wheels which are equidistant are fixedly mounted at the bottom of each connecting plate.

Preferably, the first motor and the speed reducer are both fixedly mounted on one side of the second vertical plate, the power driving end of the first motor is connected with the speed reducer, and a first blanking hole is formed in the rotating disc and below the MPO connector.

Preferably, two symmetrical chutes are respectively formed in the front side and the rear side of the second supporting plate, two groups of symmetrical pulleys are fixedly mounted on one side of the supporting seat, and the inner sides of the pulleys are slidably connected inside the chutes.

Preferably, the power driving end of the second motor is connected with the screw rod, the push plate is positioned right above the anhydrous alcohol ejector, and the needle head of the anhydrous alcohol ejector is positioned in the alcohol groove.

Preferably, a slotted hole is formed in the fixed seat, the slotted hole and the first blanking hole are on the same vertical line, the rotating disc is connected to the top of the workbench in a sliding mode, and the second blanking hole is located below the rotating disc.

Advantageous effects

The invention provides an automatic cleaning machine for the end face of an MPO connector, which has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

1. in the invention, the output end of the speed reducer is fixedly connected with a rotating disc through a shaft lever, a plurality of groups of fixing components which are distributed equidistantly and in a circumferential shape are fixedly arranged at the top edge of the rotating disc, the MPO connector is clamped inside the fixing components, the outer part of the screw rod is connected with a screw cylinder in a threaded manner, the outer part of the screw cylinder is sleeved with a supporting seat, a third motor and a waterless alcohol ejector are respectively penetrated inside the supporting seat, the power driving end of the third motor is fixedly connected with a dustless cloth cleaning roller component, the telescopic end of a first hydraulic rod is fixedly provided with a push plate, and the push plate is positioned right above the waterless alcohol ejector, so that the structure can realize automatic cleaning, is simple and easy to operate, reduces the investment cost, saves time and labor, improves the cleaning efficiency, and can simultaneously clean the end faces of a plurality of MPO connectors, thereby improving the practicability and convenience of use, the quality of the MPO connector is effectively guaranteed, and the problem of the reduction of the transmission performance of the optical link caused by dirt is solved.

2. According to the invention, the collecting box is placed at the top of the first vertical plate, the second blanking hole is formed in the workbench and above the collecting box, the slotted hole is formed in the fixing seat, the slotted hole and the first blanking hole are in the same vertical line, and the second blanking hole is positioned below the rotary disc.

3. According to the invention, two symmetrical second hydraulic rods are fixedly arranged on two sides of the top of the fixed seat, the telescopic end of each second hydraulic rod is fixedly connected with the clamping sleeve, the dust-free cloth is wound outside the clamping ring, and the clamping roller is clamped inside the clamping ring, so that the stability of the MPO connector is effectively ensured in the cleaning process, the cleaning accuracy is improved, the qualification rate of the MPO connector is increased, and in addition, the dust-free cloth is fixed in a winding and clamping manner, so that the installation and the replacement are convenient.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the structure of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of C-C of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a rotary assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the cleaning assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a top view of a dust free cloth cleaning roller assembly in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 6;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the fixing member of the present invention.

In the figure: 1. a work table; 2. a rotating assembly; 21. a first motor; 22. a speed reducer; 23. a shaft lever; 24. rotating the disc; 25. a fixing assembly; 251. a fixed seat; 252. a second hydraulic rod; 253. a clamping sleeve; 254. a slot; 26. an MPO connector; 27. a first blanking hole; 3. a cleaning assembly; 31. a first support plate; 32. a second motor; 33. a second support plate; 34. a support; 35. a screw rod; 36. a wire barrel; 37. a supporting seat; 38. a third motor; 39. a dust free cloth cleaning roller assembly; 391. a clamping roller; 392. a snap ring; 393. dust-free cloth; 394. alcohol tank; 395. a liquid outlet hole; 310. a U-shaped plate; 311. a first hydraulic lever; 312. pushing the plate; 313. anhydrous alcohol ejector; 314. a chute; 315. a pulley; 4. a first vertical plate; 5. a second vertical plate; 6. a second blanking hole; 7. a collection box; 8. a groove; 9. a third hydraulic lever; 10. a connecting plate; 11. a universal wheel.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Please refer to fig. 1-3, the embodiment discloses an automatic cleaning machine for an MPO connector end face, which includes a workbench 1, a rotating component 2 is fixedly mounted inside and at the top of the workbench 1, a cleaning component 3 is fixedly mounted at the upper end of the workbench 1 and at one side of the rotating component 2, a first vertical plate 4 and a second vertical plate 5 are respectively fixedly mounted inside the workbench 1, a collecting box 7 is placed at the top of the first vertical plate 4, a second blanking hole 6 is formed in the workbench 1 and above the collecting box 7, the second blanking hole 6 is located below a rotating disc 24, two symmetrical grooves 8 are formed in the bottom of the workbench 1, a third hydraulic rod 9 is fixedly mounted inside the grooves 8, a connecting plate 10 is fixedly connected to the telescopic end of the third hydraulic rod 9, and a plurality of sets of equidistant universal wheels 11 are fixedly mounted at the bottom of the connecting plate 10.

Referring to fig. 4, the rotating assembly 2 includes a first motor 21 and a speed reducer 22, an output end of the speed reducer 22 is fixedly connected to a rotating disc 24 through a shaft rod 23, the rotating disc 24 is slidably connected to the top of the workbench 1, a plurality of sets of fixing assemblies 25 are fixedly mounted at the top edge of the rotating disc 24, the fixing assemblies are equidistantly and circumferentially distributed, an MPO connector 26 is clamped inside the fixing assemblies 25, the first motor 21 and the speed reducer 22 are both fixedly mounted on one side of the second vertical plate 5, a power driving end of the first motor 21 is connected to the speed reducer 22, and a first blanking hole 27 is formed inside the rotating disc 24 and below the MPO connector 26.

Referring to fig. 5-7, the cleaning assembly 3 includes a first support plate 31 and a second motor 32, a second support plate 33 is fixedly installed on one side of the first support plate 31, two symmetrical supports 34 are respectively fixedly installed on one side of the top and bottom of the second support plate 33, a lead screw 35 penetrates through the two supports 34 together, a power driving end of the second motor 32 is connected with the lead screw 35, a wire cylinder 36 is connected with the outer thread of the lead screw 35, a support seat 37 is sleeved outside the wire cylinder 36, a third motor 38 and an absolute alcohol ejector 313 penetrate through the support seat 37, a dust-free cloth cleaning roller assembly 39 is fixedly connected with the power driving end of the third motor 38, a U-shaped plate 310 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the support seat 37 and located on one side of the third motor 38, a first hydraulic rod 311 is fixedly installed on the top end of the U-shaped plate 310, a push plate 312 is fixedly installed on the telescopic end of the first hydraulic rod 311, the front side and the rear side of the second support plate 33 are respectively provided with two symmetrical sliding grooves 314, one side of the support seat 37 is fixedly provided with two groups of symmetrical pulleys 315, the inner sides of the pulleys 315 are slidably connected inside the sliding grooves 314, the push plate 312 is positioned right above the anhydrous alcohol ejector 313, the needle of the anhydrous alcohol ejector 313 is positioned inside the alcohol groove 394, the dust-free cloth cleaning roller assembly 39 comprises a clamping roller 391 and a clamping ring 392, the dust-free cloth 393 is wound outside the clamping ring 392, the clamping roller 391 is clamped inside the clamping ring 392, the bottom of the clamping roller 391 is provided with the alcohol groove 394, and the alcohol groove 394 is provided with a plurality of groups of liquid outlet holes 395 which are distributed equidistantly and circumferentially.

Referring to fig. 8, the fixing assembly 25 includes a fixing base 251 fixedly installed on the top edge of the rotating disc 24, two symmetrical second hydraulic rods 252 are fixedly installed on two sides of the top of the fixing base 251, a clamping sleeve 253 is fixedly connected to a telescopic end of the second hydraulic rod 252, a slot 254 is formed in the fixing base 251, and the slot 254 and the first blanking hole 27 are both on the same vertical line.

When in use, the MPO connector 26 to be cleaned is placed at the slot hole 254, and the second hydraulic rod 252 is started simultaneously, so that the telescopic end of the second hydraulic rod drives the clamping sleeve 253 to move inwards at the same time until the MPO connector 26 is clamped;

then the first motor 21, the second motor 32 and the third motor 38 are started, when the first motor 21 is started, the power driving end thereof can drive the speed reducer 22 to rotate, under the action of the shaft rod 23, the rotating disc 24 can be driven to rotate synchronously, when the first MPO connector 26 moves to a position right below the dust-free cloth cleaning roller assembly 39, the power driving end of the second motor 32 can drive the screw rod 35 and the wire cylinder 36 to rotate, under the action of the supporting seat 37 and the pulley 315, the dust-free cloth cleaning roller assembly 39 can be driven to move downwards along the direction of the chute 314, when the dust-free cloth is attached to the end surface of the MPO connector 26, the first hydraulic rod 311 is started, the telescopic end thereof can push the anhydrous alcohol inside the anhydrous alcohol ejector 313 to the inside of the alcohol groove 394 under the action of the push plate 312, then the anhydrous alcohol flows out of the liquid outlet 395 and enters the inside of the dust-free cloth 393, at this time, the third motor 38 is started, the power driving end can drive the clamping roller 391 to rotate, so that the end face of the MPO connector 26 can be wiped and cleaned;

with the rotation of the rotating disc 24, not only can the next MPO connector 26 to be cleaned repeatedly cleaned, but also the clean MPO connector 26 can be driven to perform circular motion, when the position is above the second blanking hole 6, the second hydraulic rod 252 can be started again, the telescopic end of the second hydraulic rod simultaneously shrinks the clamping sleeve 253 outwards, the MPO connector 26 can fall from the slotted hole 254, passes through the first blanking hole 27 and the second blanking hole 6, and finally falls into the collecting box 7, and therefore automatic blanking collection of materials is achieved.

Then, each clean MPO connector 26 is blanked at the position of the second blanking hole 6, and the placement of the MPO connector 26 to be cleaned inside the holding assembly 25 is repeated until all the MPO connectors 26 are cleaned, and the above operation is repeated as necessary for the next use.

It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic cleaning machine for an MPO connector end face comprises a workbench (1), and is characterized in that a rotating assembly (2) is fixedly mounted inside and at the top of the workbench (1) together, a cleaning assembly (3) is fixedly mounted at the upper end of the workbench (1) and on one side of the rotating assembly (2), and a first vertical plate (4) and a second vertical plate (5) are fixedly mounted inside the workbench (1) respectively;

the collecting box (7) has been placed at the top of first riser (4), second blanking hole (6) have been seted up to the inside of workstation (1) and the top that is located collecting box (7), two symmetrical recess (8) have been seted up to the bottom of workstation (1), the inside fixed mounting of recess (8) has third hydraulic stem (9), the flexible end fixedly connected with connecting plate (10) of third hydraulic stem (9), the bottom fixed mounting of connecting plate (10) has equidistant universal wheel (11) of a plurality of groups.

2. The MPO connector end face automatic cleaning machine according to claim 1, wherein the rotating assembly (2) comprises a first motor (21) and a speed reducer (22), the output end of the speed reducer (22) is fixedly connected with a rotating disc (24) through a shaft rod (23), a plurality of groups of fixing assemblies (25) which are distributed in a circle shape at equal intervals are fixedly installed at the top edge of the rotating disc (24), and the MPO connector (26) is clamped inside the fixing assemblies (25);

the cleaning assembly (3) comprises a first supporting plate (31) and a second motor (32), a second supporting plate (33) is fixedly mounted on one side of the first supporting plate (31), two symmetrical supports (34) are respectively fixedly mounted on one side of the top and the bottom of the second supporting plate (33), a lead screw (35) penetrates through the two supports (34) together, a wire barrel (36) is connected to the outer portion of the lead screw (35) in a threaded manner, a supporting seat (37) is sleeved on the outer portion of the wire barrel (36), a third motor (38) and an anhydrous alcohol ejector (313) penetrate through the inner portion of the supporting seat (37) respectively, a dust-free cloth cleaning roller assembly (39) is fixedly connected to the power driving end of the third motor (38), and a U-shaped plate (310) is fixedly mounted on one side of the supporting seat (37) and located on the third motor (38), the U-shaped plate (310) is characterized in that a first hydraulic rod (311) is fixedly mounted at the top end of the inside of the U-shaped plate, and a push plate (312) is fixedly mounted at the telescopic end of the first hydraulic rod (311).

3. The automatic cleaning machine for the MPO connector end face according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the dust-free cloth cleaning roller assembly (39) comprises a clamping roller (391) and a clamping ring (392), dust-free cloth (393) is wound outside the clamping ring (392), the clamping roller (391) is clamped inside the clamping ring (392), an alcohol groove (394) is formed in the bottom of the clamping roller (391), and a plurality of groups of liquid outlet holes (395) which are distributed equidistantly and in a circumferential shape are formed in the alcohol groove (394).

4. The automatic MPO connector end surface cleaning machine according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the fixing assembly (25) comprises a fixing seat (251) fixedly installed on the top edge of the rotating disc (24), two symmetrical second hydraulic rods (252) are fixedly installed on two sides of the top of the fixing seat (251), and a clamping sleeve (253) is fixedly connected to the telescopic end of each second hydraulic rod (252).

5. The automatic cleaning machine for the end face of the MPO connector according to claim 2, wherein the first motor (21) and the speed reducer (22) are both fixedly installed on one side of the second vertical plate (5), the power driving end of the first motor (21) is connected with the speed reducer (22), and a first blanking hole (27) is formed inside the rotating disc (24) and below the MPO connector (26).

6. The automatic cleaning machine for the MPO connector end face according to claim 2, wherein the front side and the rear side of the second support plate (33) are respectively provided with two symmetrical sliding grooves (314), one side of the support seat (37) is fixedly provided with two groups of symmetrical pulleys (315), and the inner sides of the pulleys (315) are slidably connected inside the sliding grooves (314).

7. The automatic MPO connector end face cleaning machine according to claim 2, wherein the power-driven end of the second motor (32) is connected with the screw rod (35), the push plate (312) is positioned right above the absolute alcohol ejector (313), and the needle head of the absolute alcohol ejector (313) is positioned inside the alcohol groove (394).

8. The MPO connector end face automatic cleaning machine according to claim 5, characterized in that the inside of the fixed seat (251) is provided with a slotted hole (254), the slotted hole (254) and the first blanking hole (27) are all on the same vertical line, the rotating disc (24) is connected to the top of the workbench (1) in a sliding manner, and the second blanking hole (6) is positioned below the rotating disc (24).