CN114826997A - Optical network terminal equipment calibration testing device - Google Patents

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CN114826997A
CN114826997A CN202210586464.XA CN202210586464A CN114826997A CN 114826997 A CN114826997 A CN 114826997A CN 202210586464 A CN202210586464 A CN 202210586464A CN 114826997 A CN114826997 A CN 114826997A
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The invention discloses an optical network terminal equipment calibration test device, which relates to the field of optical network terminal equipment calibration test devices and comprises a test table and a test groove arranged between the test table, wherein two sides in the test groove are both provided with supporting columns, a pushing mechanism is arranged in the test groove, the output end of the pushing mechanism is connected with an installation table, and a plurality of test interfaces are rotatably arranged on the installation table. According to the invention, the power supply interfaces which are fixedly installed by the pressure mechanisms are arranged on the two sides in the detection groove, the detection interfaces are rotatably installed on the installation table, when the optical modem is used, the optical modem is inserted into the detection groove, the power supply socket corresponds to one power supply interface, the other power supply interface is retracted into the support column under certain pressure, so that the detection interface is controlled to rotate or not according to the retracted power supply interface, the pushing mechanism can push the detection interface to be lifted to be inserted into the optical modem for detection, and the front side and the back side of the optical modem are not required to be distinguished during use, so that the optical modem is more rapid.

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Optical network terminal equipment calibration testing device
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of optical network terminal equipment calibration test devices, in particular to an optical network terminal equipment calibration test device.
Background
An optical network terminal device, also known as a modem, is a network device that transmits through an optical fiber medium, modulates and demodulates an optical signal into other protocol signals, and is an electronic device that modulates and transmits a digital signal onto an analog signal and demodulates the received analog signal to obtain the digital signal.
Chinese patent No. CN209787191U provides a testing apparatus for optical cats, which is used to install a plurality of test plugs through a plurality of bayonets of an integrated card socket, and under the driving action of a driving component, the plurality of test plugs are conveniently inserted into or separated from a plurality of connection sockets on the optical cat to be tested, so as to conveniently perform testing.
However, the positions of the optical modem power supply port and the optical fiber port are relatively fixed, and the cross section of the network cable interface is in a shape like a Chinese character 'tu', so that the front side and the back side of the optical modem need to be distinguished when the optical modem is used, so that the connecting socket and the like are matched with the optical modem, and the working efficiency is low.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the invention aims to provide a calibration test device for optical network terminal equipment, so as to solve the technical problem that the calibration test device for optical network terminal equipment is low in working efficiency.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme: the utility model provides an optical network terminal equipment calibration testing arrangement, is including examining test table and examining the test groove of seting up in the middle of examining test table, it all is provided with the pillar to examine the inslot portion both sides, and examines test groove internally mounted and have pushing mechanism, the pushing mechanism output is connected with the mount table, and rotates on the mount table and install a plurality of detection interfaces, every it all is connected with intermeshing's gear to detect the interface bottom surface, and the mount table bottom surface install with gear complex actuating mechanism, the equal slidable mounting in pillar top has power source, and power source top surface one side is connected with optical fiber interface, be provided with between power source bottom surface and the pillar with pushing mechanism and actuating mechanism complex pressure mechanism.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, detect the groove and can restrict the inserted position of light cat, pushing mechanism can promote the mount table and remove for detect the interface and insert the light cat, actuating mechanism accessible gear control detects the interface and rotates and the cooperation of light cat, installs power source and fiber interface through pressure mechanism, need not to distinguish the positive and negative, and the accessible is pressed down power source and fiber interface simultaneously and is confirmed the positive and negative of light cat, with control pushing mechanism and actuating mechanism work.
The invention is further provided that the pushing mechanism is an air cylinder, and the air cylinder is used for pushing the mounting table to lift.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the cylinder can promote the mount table and rise for light cat is inserted to the detection interface.
The invention is further arranged that the drive mechanism is a motor for controlling rotation of the gear.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, motor accessible gear drives and detects the interface and rotate.
The invention is further set that the pressure mechanism is a reset spring, a chute column, a sliding column, an arc-shaped elastic sheet, an arc-shaped groove and a control button, the reset spring is connected between the bottom surface of the power interface and the supporting column, the bottom surface of the power interface is connected with the sliding column, the sliding column is internally provided with the chute column which is in sliding connection with the sliding column, the bottom ends of two sides of the sliding column are both provided with the arc-shaped elastic sheets, the inner wall of the sliding column is both provided with the arc-shaped groove which is matched with the arc-shaped elastic sheet, and the ground inside the sliding column is both provided with the control button which is matched with the driving mechanism and the pushing mechanism.
By adopting the technical scheme, when a power interface and a matched optical fiber interface receive certain pressure, the arc-shaped elastic sheet is separated from the arc-shaped groove, the power interface, the optical fiber interface and the sliding column can descend along the sliding groove column, when the sliding column descends to a certain position, the control button can be pressed to control the work of the driving mechanism and the pressure mechanism, and meanwhile, the other power interface and the optical fiber interface can be judged to be completely inserted into the optical modem.
The invention is further arranged that the gear is an anti-backlash gear.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the gear can prevent for the gap elimination gear that the clearance between the gear from leading to the production error when detecting the interface and just reversing.
The invention is further arranged that a battery and a circuit board are arranged on two sides in the detection platform, and heat dissipation holes respectively matched with the battery and the circuit board are formed in two sides of the detection platform.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the battery can be for the device power supply, and the circuit board can detect the optical modem, and the louvre can be convenient for the heat dissipation of circuit board and battery.
The invention is further set up in that one side of the top surface of the detection table is provided with a display screen, and the other side of the top surface of the detection table is provided with an indicator light.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the display screen can be convenient for show the light cat parameter that detects out, and the pilot lamp accessible is bright the light suggestion of different colours and is detected whether qualified.
The invention is further provided that the detection platform is internally provided with antenna slots at both sides of the detection slot.
By adopting the technical scheme, the antenna slot can be convenient for accommodating the optical modem antenna, and the antenna is prevented from interfering the optical modem to be inserted into the detection slot.
The invention is further arranged in that the top surface of the mounting table is provided with a plurality of limiting arc grooves which are respectively matched with each detection interface, and the side wall of each detection interface is provided with a limiting block matched with the limiting arc groove.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, spacing arc groove and stopper cooperation can restrict detection interface pivoted range, can prevent that detection interface rotation range is too big and lead to unable inserting into the light cat.
In summary, the invention mainly has the following beneficial effects:
according to the invention, the power supply interfaces which are fixedly installed by the pressure mechanisms are arranged on the two sides in the detection groove, the detection interfaces are rotatably installed on the installation platform, when the optical modem is used, the optical modem is inserted into the detection groove, the power supply socket corresponds to one power supply interface, the other power supply interface is retracted into the support column under certain pressure, so that the detection interface is controlled to rotate or not according to the retracted power supply interface, the pushing mechanism can push the detection interface to ascend and insert the optical modem for detection, and the front side and the back side of the optical modem are not required to be distinguished when the optical modem is used, so that the optical modem is more rapid.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of A of FIG. 1 according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of B of FIG. 2 according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of C of FIG. 3 according to the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a detection table; 2. a detection tank; 3. a cylinder; 4. an installation table; 5. detecting an interface; 6. a pillar; 7. a power interface; 8. a return spring; 9. a chute column; 10. a traveler; 11. an arc-shaped elastic sheet; 12. an arc-shaped slot; 13. a control button; 14. a motor; 15. a gear; 16. a limiting arc groove; 17. a limiting block; 18. an antenna slot; 19. a battery; 20. a circuit board; 21. a display screen; 22. an indicator light; 23. heat dissipation holes; 24. and (4) an optical fiber interface.
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The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
The following describes an embodiment of the present invention based on its overall structure.
An optical network terminal equipment calibration testing device is disclosed, as shown in fig. 1-2, comprising a detection platform 1 and a detection groove 2 arranged between the detection platform 1, wherein two sides inside the detection groove 2 are provided with pillars 6, and the bottom surface inside the detection groove 2 is provided with a cylinder 3, the output end of the cylinder 3 is connected with an installation platform 4, and the installation platform 4 is rotatably provided with three detection interfaces 5, the cylinder 3 can push the installation platform 4 to ascend, so that the detection interfaces 5 can be inserted into optical cats, the bottom surface of each detection interface 5 is connected with a gear 15 which is meshed with each other, and the bottom surface of the installation platform 4 is provided with a motor 14 which is matched with the gear 15, the motor 14 can drive the detection interfaces 5 to rotate through the gear 15 to be matched with the optical cats, the top ends of the pillars 6 are slidably provided with power interfaces 7, one side of the top surface of the power interface 7 is connected with an optical fiber interface 24, and a return spring 8 is connected between the bottom surface of the power interface 7 and the pillars 6, can promote its reseing when power source 7 and optical fiber interface 24 do not receive pressure, power source 7 bottom surface is connected with traveller 10, and pillar 6 internally mounted has the spout post 9 with traveller 10 sliding connection, traveller 10 both sides bottom all is provided with arc shell fragment 11, and spout post 9 inner wall all sets up arc wall 12 with arc shell fragment 11 complex, arc shell fragment 11 and arc wall 12 complex, can make traveller 10 just can descend when receiving certain pressure, be convenient for power source 7 and optical fiber interface 24 insert in the smooth cat completely, control button 13 with cylinder 3 and motor 14 complex is all installed on the inside ground of spout post 9, when traveller 10 descends to pushing down control button 13, can learn the positive and negative of smooth cat according to being pressed control button 13, whether to control motor 14 works, the operating time of control cylinder 3.
Referring to fig. 5, the gear 15 is an anti-backlash gear, which can prevent the detection interface 5 from generating errors when rotating forward and backward due to the backlash between the gears 15.
Referring to fig. 2, a battery 19 and a circuit board 20 are installed on two sides inside the test platform 1, the battery 19 can supply power to the device, the circuit board 20 can detect a modem, and heat dissipation holes 23 respectively matched with the battery 19 and the circuit board 20 are formed on two sides of the test platform 1, so that heat dissipation of the circuit board 20 and the battery 19 can be facilitated.
Referring to fig. 1, a display screen 21 is disposed on one side of the top surface of the detection platform 1 for displaying detected optical cat parameters, and an indicator light 22 is disposed on the other side of the top surface of the detection platform 1 for indicating whether the detected optical cat is qualified by lighting lights of different colors.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, antenna slots 18 are formed in the detection platform 1 at both sides of the detection slot 2, so as to accommodate the optical modem antenna and prevent the antenna from interfering the optical modem to be inserted into the detection slot 2.
Referring to fig. 3, the top surface of the mounting table 4 is provided with a plurality of limiting arc grooves 16 respectively matched with each detection interface 5, the side wall of each detection interface 5 is provided with a limiting block 17 matched with the limiting arc groove 16, the limiting arc grooves 16 are matched with the limiting blocks 17 to limit the rotation amplitude of the detection interfaces 5, and the situation that the light cat cannot be inserted due to the fact that the rotation amplitude of the detection interfaces 5 is too large can be prevented.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the inner walls of the inspection slot 2 and the antenna slot 18, the top surfaces of the mounting platform 4 and the support 6 are all provided with anti-scratching pads, so as to prevent the surface of the optical modem from being scratched during inspection.
The working principle of the invention is as follows: when the optical modem is used, the optical modem interface is inserted into the detection groove 2 in a face-down manner, one power interface 7 and the optical fiber interface 24 can correspond to the optical modem, the optical modem is inserted, the other power interface 7 and the optical fiber interface 24 are subjected to pressure applied by the optical modem, so that the arc-shaped elastic sheet 11 is separated from the arc-shaped groove 12, the power interface 7, the optical fiber interface 24 and the sliding column 10 can descend along the sliding groove column 9, the control button 13 can be pressed when the sliding column 10 descends to a certain position, the front side and the back side of the optical modem are known when the optical modem is inserted, meanwhile, the other power interface 7 and the optical fiber interface 24 can be judged to be completely inserted into the optical modem, whether the motor 14 works or not is judged according to the front side and the back side of the optical modem, so that the detection interface 5 is matched with the optical modem, then the cylinder 3 pushes the mounting table 4 to ascend, so that the detection interface 5 is inserted into the optical modem, detection can be carried out, detected data is displayed through the display screen 21, the indicator lamp 22 can prompt whether the optical modem is qualified or not through lighting of different colors, after the detection is finished, the optical modem is drawn out, when the detection interface 5 senses that the signal is disconnected, the air cylinder 3 contracts and resets, and meanwhile, the reset spring 8 pushes the pressed power interface 7 to reset.
Although embodiments of this invention have been shown and described, it is to be understood that such embodiments are merely illustrative of and not restrictive on the broad invention, and that any one or more of the described features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples, and that modifications, substitutions, and variations that do not materially contribute to the novel teachings of this invention may be made by those skilled in the art after reading this disclosure without departing from the principles and spirit of this invention, but within the scope of the appended claims.

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1. The utility model provides an optical network terminal equipment calibration testing arrangement, is including examining test table (1) and examining test groove (2) of seting up in the middle of examining test table (1), its characterized in that: detect inside both sides in groove (2) and all be provided with pillar (6), and detect groove (2) internally mounted and have pushing mechanism, the pushing mechanism output is connected with mount table (4), and rotates on mount table (4) and install a plurality of detection interface (5), every detect interface (5) bottom surface and all be connected with intermeshing's gear (15), and mount table (4) bottom surface install with gear (15) complex actuating mechanism, pillar (6) top all slidable mounting has power source (7), and is connected with optical fiber interface (24) on one side of power source (7), be provided with between power source (7) bottom surface and pillar (6) with pushing mechanism and actuating mechanism complex pressure mechanism.
2. The calibration testing device for the ont equipment according to claim 1, wherein: the pushing mechanism is a cylinder (3), and the cylinder (3) is used for pushing the mounting table (4) to lift.
3. The calibration test device for optical network terminal equipment according to claim 1, wherein: the driving mechanism is a motor (14), and the motor (14) is used for controlling the rotation of the gear (15).
4. The calibration test device for optical network terminal equipment according to claim 1, wherein: the pressure mechanism is reset spring (8), spout post (9), traveller (10), arc shell fragment (11), arc wall (12) and control button (13), be connected with reset spring (8) between power source (7) bottom surface and pillar (6), and power source (7) bottom surface is connected with traveller (10), pillar (6) internally mounted have with traveller (10) sliding connection's spout post (9), traveller (10) both sides bottom all is provided with arc shell fragment (11), and spout post (9) inner wall all seted up with arc shell fragment (11) complex arc wall (12), inside ground of traveller (9) all install with actuating mechanism and pushing mechanism complex control button (13).
5. The calibration testing device for the ont equipment according to claim 1, wherein: the gear (15) is an anti-backlash gear.
6. The calibration test device for optical network terminal equipment according to claim 1, wherein: detect platform (1) inside both sides and install battery (19) and circuit board (20), and detect platform (1) both sides and all seted up respectively with battery (19) and circuit board (20) complex louvre (23).
7. The calibration test device for optical network terminal equipment according to claim 1, wherein: it is provided with display screen (21) to examine test table (1) top surface one side, and examines test table (1) top surface opposite side and install pilot lamp (22).
8. The calibration test device for optical network terminal equipment according to claim 1, wherein: antenna slots (18) are formed in the two sides of the detection slot (2) in the detection platform (1).
9. The calibration test device for optical network terminal equipment according to claim 1, wherein: a plurality of limiting arc grooves (16) matched with each detection interface (5) are formed in the top surface of the mounting table (4), and limiting blocks (17) matched with the limiting arc grooves (16) are arranged on the side wall of each detection interface (5).
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