CN115350950A

CN115350950A - Optical fiber ferrule end face detection device and detection method thereof

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Publication number: CN115350950A
Application number: CN202211135947.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张永富; 韩兆春; 谭莉; 冯强
Original assignee: DONGGUAN XIANGTONG PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Current assignee: DONGGUAN XIANGTONG PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Priority date: 2022-09-19
Filing date: 2022-09-19
Publication date: 2022-11-18

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of optical fiber ferrule production, and provides an optical fiber ferrule end face detection device and a detection method thereof, which are used for detecting opposite end faces of optical fiber ferrules, wherein the optical fiber ferrule end face detection device comprises: a machine platform; the detection displacement mechanism is arranged on the machine table, the optical fiber ferrule is horizontally arranged on the detection displacement mechanism, and the detection displacement mechanism is used for fixing and driving the optical fiber ferrule to move along the Y-axis direction and rotate around the Z-axis direction so as to adjust the end face orientation of the optical fiber ferrule; the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism respectively detect two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule, and the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism are arranged on the machine table. The optical fiber ferrule is fixed by the detection displacement mechanism and is moved through the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism, so that the automatic detection of the two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule is realized, the detection efficiency is improved, and the accuracy of the end face appearance detection result is improved.

Description

Optical fiber ferrule end face detection device and detection method thereof

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of optical fiber ferrule production, in particular to an optical fiber ferrule end face detection device and a detection method thereof.

Background

The optical fiber connector is an optical device for realizing movable connection between optical fibers, generally comprises a coupling tube and two optical fiber inserting cores, and the optical fibers are inserted on the optical fiber inserting cores; the grinding of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule is a key process in the production process of the optical fiber connector, the good grinding can prevent the end face of the optical fiber ferrule from seeing any scratch, and the insertion loss and return loss optical performance of the optical fiber connector can meet the requirements of high-speed broadband optical fiber communication.

After the end face of the ceramic ferrule is ground, the end face of the ceramic ferrule needs to be detected, and whether the end face has scratches, damages and the like is detected so as to distinguish good products from defective products; generally, the insertion core is placed under a magnifier for inspection by holding tweezers manually, so that the detection efficiency is low, the operation error is large, and the accuracy of the end face appearance detection result of the optical fiber insertion core is influenced.

Thus, the prior art is deficient and is subject to improvement and development.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the application lies in that, aiming at the defects in the prior art, an optical fiber ferrule end face detection device and a detection method thereof are provided, and the problems that in the prior art, the accuracy of an end face appearance detection result of an optical fiber ferrule is influenced due to low detection efficiency and large operation error caused by the fact that tweezers are manually held to check the ferrule before being placed on a magnifying glass are solved.

The technical scheme adopted by the application for solving the technical problem is as follows: an optical fiber ferrule end face detection device for detecting opposite end faces of an optical fiber ferrule, comprising:

a machine platform;

the detection displacement mechanism is arranged on the machine table, the optical fiber ferrule is horizontally arranged on the detection displacement mechanism, and the detection displacement mechanism is used for fixing and driving the optical fiber ferrule to move along the Y-axis direction and rotate around the Z-axis direction so as to adjust the end face orientation of the optical fiber ferrule;

the optical fiber detection device comprises a first detection mechanism and a second detection mechanism, wherein the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism respectively detect two end faces of the optical fiber insertion core, and the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism are arranged on the machine table.

Optionally, the displacement detecting mechanism comprises:

the first displacement assembly is arranged on the machine table, the first rotary clamp is arranged on the first displacement assembly and driven by the first displacement assembly to move along the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, the first rotary clamp fixes the horizontally placed optical fiber ferrule and drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the Z-axis direction so as to adjust the end face orientation, and the first detection mechanism is positioned on one side of the first displacement assembly in the X-axis direction;

the second displacement assembly is arranged on the machine table, the first suction nozzle structure is arranged on the second displacement assembly and is used for fixing the optical fiber inserting core to move along the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction under the driving of the second displacement assembly, and the second detection mechanism is positioned on one side of the second displacement assembly in the X-axis direction;

the second suction nozzle structure is arranged on the third displacement assembly and is driven by the third displacement assembly to transfer the optical fiber inserting core from the first rotary fixture to the first suction nozzle structure along the Y-axis and Z-axis directions.

Optionally, the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism have the same structure, and the first detection mechanism includes:

the position detection assembly, lock pin terminal surface detection assembly and optic fibre terminal surface detection assembly, the position detection assembly lock pin terminal surface detection assembly with optic fibre terminal surface detection assembly all set up in on the board, and all be located detect one side of displacement mechanism's X axle direction.

Optionally, the optical fiber ferrule end face detection apparatus further includes:

the material collecting mechanism is arranged on the machine table and is positioned on one side, away from the first detection mechanism or the second detection mechanism, of the detection displacement mechanism;

unloading displacement subassembly and unloading suction nozzle structure, the unloading displacement subassembly set up in on the board, unloading suction nozzle structure is located detect on the top surface of displacement mechanism, unloading suction nozzle structure set up in on the unloading displacement subassembly, and follow along X axle and Z axle direction under the drive of unloading displacement subassembly detect on the displacement mechanism move carry the optic fibre lock pin extremely on the mechanism of gathering materials.

Optionally, the material collecting mechanism comprises:

aggregate displacement spare and a plurality of partial shipment dish, aggregate displacement spare set up in on the board, and be located it deviates from to detect displacement mechanism first detection mechanism or second detection mechanism one side, it is a plurality of partial shipment dish set up in aggregate displacement spare is last, and along the removal of Y axle direction under the drive of the displacement spare that gathers materials.

the feeding mechanical arm is arranged on the machine table;

the second rotary clamp is arranged on the machine table, fixes the optical fiber inserting core which is horizontally placed, and drives the optical fiber inserting core to rotate around the Z-axis direction so as to adjust the orientation of the end face;

the axial rotation driving mechanism is arranged on the machine table and is positioned on the top surface of the second rotating clamp, and the axial rotation driving mechanism abuts against and drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the axial direction to adjust the angle;

the camera component is arranged on the machine table and faces the end face of the optical fiber inserting core.

Optionally, the axial rotation drive mechanism comprises:

the driving displacement assembly is arranged on the machine table;

and the driving wheel assembly is arranged on the driving displacement assembly, is positioned on the top surface of the second rotating clamp and moves along the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction under the driving of the driving displacement assembly, and abuts against and drives the optical fiber inserting core to rotate around the axial direction to adjust the angle.

the fixing mechanism is arranged on the machine table;

the optical fiber insertion core cleaning device comprises a first cleaning mechanism and a second cleaning mechanism, wherein the first cleaning mechanism and the second cleaning mechanism are arranged on a machine table and are respectively positioned on two sides of a fixing mechanism, and the first cleaning mechanism and the second cleaning mechanism respectively clean two end faces of an optical fiber insertion core fixed on the fixing mechanism.

Optionally, the securing mechanism comprises:

the fixed seat is arranged on the machine table;

the optical fiber insertion core pressing device comprises a pressing displacement assembly and a pressing structure, wherein the pressing displacement assembly is arranged on the machine table, the pressing structure is located on the top surface of the fixed seat, the pressing structure is arranged on the pressing displacement assembly, and the pressing structure is driven by the pressing displacement assembly to move along the Y axis direction and the Z axis direction and is abutted against the optical fiber insertion core placed on the fixed seat.

The other technical scheme adopted by the application for solving the technical problem is as follows: a detection method based on the optical fiber ferrule end face detection device comprises the following steps:

transferring the optical fiber ferrule to a detection displacement mechanism, wherein the detection displacement mechanism fixes the optical fiber ferrule;

the detection displacement mechanism moves and carries the optical fiber ferrule to sequentially pass through the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism;

the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism respectively detect two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule.

The application provides an optical fiber ferrule end face detection device and a detection method thereof, and by arranging a machine table, a detection displacement mechanism, a first detection mechanism and a second detection mechanism, the optical fiber ferrule is fixed and moved by the detection displacement mechanism to pass through the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism, and the optical fiber ferrule is driven to rotate to adjust the end face to face towards the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism, so that automatic detection of two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule is realized, the detection efficiency is effectively improved, detection errors caused by manual operation are avoided, and the accuracy of an end face appearance detection result of the optical fiber ferrule is effectively improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an optical fiber ferrule end face inspection apparatus provided in the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of another perspective view of the fiber ferrule end face inspection apparatus provided herein;

FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of a fiber stub end face inspection apparatus provided herein;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a partial structure of an optical fiber ferrule end face detection apparatus provided in the present application;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional structural schematic view of a fiber stub in the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a partial structure of an optical fiber ferrule end face inspection apparatus provided in the present application;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of section A of FIG. 4 of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a second nozzle structure in the fiber stub end face inspection apparatus provided in the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a partial structure of an apparatus for inspecting an end face of a fiber ferrule provided in the present application;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of section B of FIG. 4 of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of a fiber ferrule end face detection apparatus provided herein;

FIG. 12 is a flow chart of a detection method in the present application;

description of reference numerals:

10. fiber ferrule end face detection equipment; 11. a machine platform; 12. a displacement detecting mechanism; 13. a first detection mechanism; 14. a second detection mechanism; 151. a position detection component; 152. an insertion core end face detection assembly; 153. an optical fiber end face detection assembly; 161. a material collecting mechanism; 162. a discharging displacement component; 163. a blanking suction nozzle structure; 171. a feeding manipulator; 172. a second rotating jig; 173. an axial rotation drive mechanism; 174. a camera assembly; 181. a fixing mechanism; 182. a first cleaning mechanism; 183. a second cleaning mechanism; 184. cleaning the displacement assembly; 185. a cleaning brush assembly; 186. cleaning the showerhead assembly; 187. a cleaning liquid box; 191. a material loading platform; 192. a material tray; 193. a console; 1511. a first position adjustment stage; 1512. a displacement sensor; 1521. a second position adjustment stage; 1522. an insertion core end face detection camera; 1531. a third position adjustment stage; 1532. an optical fiber end face detection camera; 1611. an aggregate displacement member; 1612. subpackaging the dishes; 1621. blanking X-axis moving table; 1622. blanking a Z-axis moving platform; 1711. a feeding suction nozzle structure; 1731. driving the displacement assembly; 1732. a drive wheel assembly; 1733. driving the X-axis moving table; 1734. driving the Z-axis moving stage; 1735. a fixing plate; 1736. a stepping motor; 1737. a friction wheel; 1738. a friction ring; 1811. a fixed seat; 1812. compressing the displacement assembly; 1813. a compression structure; 1814. pressing the Y-axis moving table; 1815. pressing the Z-axis moving table; 1816. a compression member; 1841. cleaning the Y-axis moving table; 1842. a first cleaning X-axis moving stage; 1843. a second cleaning X-axis moving table; 1851. a swinging member; 1852. a rotating member; 1853. a brush head; 1931. a touch screen; 1932. a display; 121. a first displacement assembly; 122. a first rotating jig; 123. a second displacement assembly; 124. a first nozzle structure; 125. a third displacement assembly; 126. a second suction nozzle structure; 1271. a first X-axis moving stage; 1272. a first Y-axis moving stage; 1273. a second Y-axis moving stage; 1274. a first Z-axis moving stage; 1221. rotating the suction nozzle; 1222. a rotary drive member; 1223. a fixing groove; 1224. vacuumizing holes; 1261. a suction member; 1262. a mounting base; 1263. a slider; 1264. a compression spring; 1265. a material loading groove; 1266. a through hole; 1267. an opening; 1268. a guide rail.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer and clearer, the present application is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

The optical fiber connector is an optical device for realizing movable connection between optical fibers, generally comprises a coupling tube and two optical fiber inserting cores, and the optical fibers are inserted on the optical fiber inserting cores; the grinding of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule is a key process in the production process of the optical fiber connector, the good grinding can prevent the end face of the optical fiber ferrule from seeing any scratch, and the insertion loss and return loss optical performance of the optical fiber connector can meet the requirements of high-speed broadband optical fiber communication. After the end face of the ceramic ferrule is ground, the end face of the ceramic ferrule needs to be detected, and whether the end face has scratches, damages and the like is detected so as to distinguish good products from bad products; usually, the ferrule is placed under a magnifier for inspection by manually holding tweezers, so that the detection efficiency is low, the operation error is large, and the accuracy of the end face appearance detection result of the optical fiber ferrule is influenced. Based on the problems that in the prior art, the detection efficiency is low, the operation error is large and the accuracy of the end face appearance detection result of the optical fiber ferrule is affected when the ferrule is placed in a magnifying glass by manually holding tweezers, the end face detection equipment and the detection method of the optical fiber ferrule are provided, the automatic detection of the two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule is realized by arranging a machine table, a detection displacement mechanism, a first detection mechanism and a second detection mechanism, fixing and moving the optical fiber ferrule through the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism by the detection displacement mechanism, and driving the optical fiber ferrule to rotate to adjust the end face to face the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism, the detection efficiency is effectively improved, the detection error caused by manual operation is avoided, and the accuracy of the end face appearance detection result of the optical fiber ferrule is effectively improved; for details, reference will be made to the following embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a first embodiment of the present application provides an optical fiber ferrule end face detection apparatus 10 for detecting two opposite end faces of an optical fiber ferrule, including a machine 11, a detection displacement mechanism 12, a first detection mechanism 13, and a second detection mechanism 14; the detection displacement mechanism 12 is arranged on the machine table 11, the optical fiber ferrule is horizontally arranged on the detection displacement mechanism 12, and the detection displacement mechanism 12 is used for fixing and driving the optical fiber ferrule to move along the Y-axis direction and rotate around the Z-axis direction to adjust the end face orientation of the optical fiber ferrule; the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 respectively detect two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule, and the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 are both arranged on the machine table 11.

The optical fiber ferrule end face detection device 10 provided by the application can replace a detection person to manually detect the end face of the optical fiber ferrule, and compared with the problems of low detection efficiency and large operation error in the manual detection process, the optical fiber ferrule end face detection device 10 can realize automatic detection of two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule, can effectively improve the detection efficiency, avoid the operation error and effectively improve the accuracy of the end face appearance detection result of the optical fiber ferrule;

specifically, the X axis, the Y axis and the Z axis are orthogonal in pairs; two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule, generally, one end is a PC (Physical Contact) face, and the other end is an APC (inclined Physical Contact) face, so that the end faces of the optical fiber ferrule can automatically detect the two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule; the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 respectively detect two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule; the detection displacement mechanism 12, the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 are all installed on the machine table 11, the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 are located on the same side of the detection displacement mechanism 12 in the X-axis direction, or are distributed on two sides of the detection displacement mechanism 12 in the X-axis direction, the optical fiber ferrule is horizontally placed on the detection displacement mechanism 12, namely the optical fiber ferrule is located in a plane where the X-axis and the Y-axis are located along the axial direction, the detection displacement mechanism 12 fixes the optical fiber ferrule and moves the optical fiber ferrule along the Y-axis direction, the optical fiber ferrule passes through the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 to complete detection of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule, the detection displacement mechanism 12 drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the Z-axis direction to adjust the orientation of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule, so that the end face to be detected of the optical fiber ferrule faces the first detection mechanism 13 or the second detection mechanism 14, and automatic detection of two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule is ensured; during detection, the optical fiber ferrule is horizontally fixed on the detection displacement mechanism 12, the detection displacement mechanism 12 drives the optical fiber ferrule to move along the Y-axis direction and sequentially pass through the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14, the detection displacement mechanism 12 drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the Z axis, one end face of the optical fiber ferrule faces the first detection mechanism 13, the first detection mechanism 13 completes appearance detection of one end face of the optical fiber ferrule, the detection displacement mechanism 12 drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the Z axis again, for example, the optical fiber ferrule rotates 180 degrees, the other end face of the optical fiber ferrule faces the second detection mechanism 14, and the second detection mechanism 14 completes appearance detection of the other end face of the optical fiber ferrule;

through setting up board 11, detect displacement mechanism 12, first detection mechanism 13 and second detection mechanism 14, by detecting that displacement mechanism 12 is fixed and move the optic fibre lock pin and pass through first detection mechanism 13 and second detection mechanism 14, and drive the rotatory adjustment terminal surface of optic fibre lock pin towards first detection mechanism 13 and second detection mechanism 14, realize the automated inspection to optic fibre lock pin both ends face, effectively promote detection efficiency, avoid the detection error that manual operation caused, effectively promote the accuracy of the terminal surface outward appearance testing result of optic fibre lock pin.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments, the detecting and displacing mechanism 12 includes a first displacing element 121, a first rotating fixture 122, a second displacing element 123, a first nozzle structure 124, a third displacing element 125, and a second nozzle structure 126; the first displacement assembly 121 is disposed on the machine platform 11, the first rotating fixture 122 is disposed on the first displacement assembly 121 and is driven by the first displacement assembly 121 to move along the X-axis and Y-axis directions, the first rotating fixture 122 fixes the horizontally placed optical fiber ferrule and drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the Z-axis direction to adjust the end face orientation, and the first detection mechanism 13 is located on one side of the first displacement assembly 121 in the X-axis direction; the second displacement assembly 123 is disposed on the machine platform 11, the first suction nozzle structure 124 is disposed on the second displacement assembly 123, and the optical fiber ferrule is fixed to move along the X-axis and the Y-axis directions under the driving of the second displacement assembly 123, and the second detection mechanism 14 is located on one side of the second displacement assembly 123 in the X-axis direction; the third displacement assembly 125 is disposed on the machine platform 11, the second suction nozzle structure 126 is disposed on the top surface of the first rotary fixture 122, and the second suction nozzle structure 126 is disposed on the third displacement assembly 125 and is driven by the third displacement assembly 125 to move the fiber stub from the first rotary fixture 122 to the first suction nozzle structure 124 along the Y-axis and Z-axis directions.

It can be understood that the first rotary fixture 122 fixes and drives the horizontally placed optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the Z axis, so that one end face of the optical fiber ferrule to be detected faces the first detection mechanism 13, and after the optical fiber ferrule completes one end face detection, the optical fiber ferrule is rotationally adjusted, so that the other end face of the optical fiber ferrule faces the second detection mechanism 14, thereby ensuring the detection of the two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule by the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14; the first displacement assembly 121 drives the first rotating fixture 122 to move along the X-axis and Y-axis directions, that is, the distance between the end surface of the optical fiber ferrule and the first detection mechanism 13 is adjusted, so that the end surface to be detected of the optical fiber ferrule moves into the detection range of the first detection mechanism 13, and the first detection mechanism 13 is effectively ensured to complete the detection of the end surface of the optical fiber ferrule; the first suction nozzle mechanism fixes the horizontally placed optical fiber ferrule and moves along the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction under the driving of the second displacement assembly 123, that is, the distance between the other end face of the optical fiber ferrule and the second detection mechanism 14 is adjusted in a moving manner, so that the other end face of the optical fiber ferrule to be detected moves within the detection range of the second detection mechanism 14, and the second detection mechanism 14 is effectively ensured to complete the detection of the other end face of the optical fiber ferrule; the second suction nozzle structure 126 is located on the top surface of the first rotary fixture 122, and is configured to absorb and fix the optical fiber ferrule horizontally placed on the first rotary fixture 122, and release the optical fiber ferrule onto the first suction nozzle structure 124, the second suction nozzle structure 126 is driven by the third displacement component 125 to move along the Y-axis and Z-axis directions, so that the optical fiber ferrule is moved from the first rotary fixture 122 to the first suction nozzle structure 124, that is, the optical fiber ferrule placed on the first rotary fixture 122 is absorbed, and moves upward for a certain distance along the Z-axis direction, the optical fiber ferrule is separated from the first rotary fixture 122, and then moves for a certain distance along the Y-axis direction, the optical fiber ferrule is located right above the first suction nozzle structure 124, and then moves downward for a certain distance along the Z-axis direction, so that the optical fiber ferrule is placed on the first suction nozzle structure 124, thereby effectively ensuring that the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 complete automated detection of two end surfaces of the optical fiber ferrule.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the first displacement element 121 and the second displacement element 123 are identical in structure; the first displacement assembly 121 includes a first X-axis motion stage 1271 and a first Y-axis motion stage 1272; the first X-axis moving table 1271 is disposed on the machine table 11; the first Y-axis moving stage 1272 is disposed on the first X-axis moving stage 1271 and moves in a first X-axis direction by the first X-axis moving stage 1271; the first rotary jig 122 is disposed on the first Y-axis moving stage 1272 and is moved in a first Y-axis direction by the first Y-axis moving stage 1272; the first suction nozzle structure 124 is disposed on the first Y-axis moving stage 1272 of the second displacement assembly 123, and is driven by the first Y-axis moving stage 1272 to move along the Y-axis direction; the first X-axis moving stage 1271 and the first Y-axis moving stage 1272 may adopt a combination structure of a slide cylinder, an electric slide, a servo motor and a lead screw module, or the like.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the third displacement assembly 125 includes a second Y-axis motion stage 1273 and a first Z-axis motion stage 1274; the second Y-axis moving table 1273 is disposed on the machine table 11; the first Z-axis moving stage 1274 is disposed on the second Y-axis moving stage 1273 and moves in the Y-axis direction by being driven by the second Y-axis moving stage 1273; the second nozzle structure 126 is disposed on the first Z-axis moving stage 1274 and moves in the Z-axis direction by being driven by the first Z-axis moving stage 1274; the second Y-axis moving stage 1273 and the first Z-axis moving stage 1274 may adopt a combination structure of a slide cylinder, an electric slide, or a servo motor and a lead screw module, and the like.

With continuing reference to fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments, the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 have the same structure, the first detection mechanism 13 includes a position detection assembly 151, a ferrule end face detection assembly 152, and a fiber end face detection assembly 153, and the position detection assembly 151, the ferrule end face detection assembly 152, and the fiber end face detection assembly 153 are all disposed on the machine base 11 and are all located on one side of the detection displacement mechanism 12 in the X-axis direction.

It is understood that the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 each include a position detection assembly 151, a ferrule end face detection assembly 152, and a fiber end face detection assembly 153; the position detection assembly 151, the ferrule end face detection assembly 152 and the optical fiber end face detection assembly 153 are sequentially arranged on one side of the detection displacement mechanism 12 in the X-axis direction; the position detection assembly 151 is used for detecting the distance between the end face of the optical fiber ferrule relatively fixed on the detection displacement mechanism 12, that is, the distance from the position detection assembly 151 to the end face of the optical fiber ferrule to be detected is obtained; as shown in fig. 5, in the optical fiber ferrule structure, the same end face of the optical fiber ferrule is divided into two regions, one is an optical fiber end face region of the inner ring, and the other is a ferrule end face region of the outer ring, when the end face of the optical fiber ferrule is detected, the optical fiber end face region and the ferrule end face region need to be detected, and since the optical fiber end face region and the ferrule end face region have different sizes, required detection focal distances are different, and a detection focal distance required by the optical fiber end face region is generally larger; the ferrule end face detection assembly 152 is used for detecting the ferrule end face region of the optical fiber ferrule, and the optical fiber end face detection assembly 153 is used for detecting the optical fiber end face region of the optical fiber ferrule;

when the end face of the optical fiber ferrule is detected, the detection displacement mechanism 12 moves the optical fiber ferrule to reach the detection position of the position detection assembly 151, the position detection assembly 151 detects the distance of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule, and the detection displacement mechanism 12 can adjust the position of the optical fiber ferrule according to the detected distance, so that all the detected optical fiber ferrules keep the same distance as the position detection assembly 151, namely keep the same distance as the ferrule end face detection assembly 152 and the optical fiber end face detection assembly 153, thereby not only ensuring that the optical fiber ferrule is in the detection range and successfully completing the end face detection operation, but also improving the consistency of the detection process and effectively avoiding detection errors; the detection displacement mechanism 12 moves the optical fiber ferrule to sequentially reach the ferrule end face detection assembly 152 and the optical fiber end face detection assembly 153 for detection, so as to complete the detection operation of the optical fiber end face region and the ferrule end face region on one end face, the detection displacement mechanism 12 drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the Z axis to adjust the end face direction, and the operation is repeated to complete the detection operation of the other end face of the optical fiber ferrule;

through setting up position detection subassembly 151, lock pin terminal surface detection subassembly 152 and optic fibre terminal surface detection subassembly 153, the cooperation detects displacement mechanism 12, has ensured the automated inspection to optic fibre lock pin terminal surface, and can promote the uniformity of testing process, effectively avoids detecting error.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the position detection assembly 151 includes a first position adjustment stage 1511 and a displacement sensor 1512; the first position adjustment table 1511 is disposed on the machine table 11; the displacement sensor 1512 is provided on the first position adjustment stage 1511, and is adjusted in position in the X-axis and Z-axis directions by the first position adjustment stage 1511.

It can be understood that the first position adjusting stage 1511 is configured to adjust the position of the displacement sensor 1512 in the X-axis and Z-axis directions, so as to ensure that the displacement sensor 1512 is aligned with the optical fiber ferrule, and implement detection of the end face distance of the optical fiber ferrule; the displacement sensor 1512 is used to detect the end face distance of the optical fiber ferrule, and specifically, a laser displacement sensor 1512, an infrared displacement sensor 1512, or the like may be used.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the ferrule endface inspection assembly 152 includes a second position adjustment stage 1521 and a ferrule endface inspection camera 1522; the second position adjusting table 1521 is disposed on the machine table 11; the ferrule end face detection camera 1522 is disposed on the second position adjustment table 1521, and is adjusted in the positions in the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction by the second position adjustment table 1521.

It can be understood that lock pin end face detection camera 1522 acquires the image of optic fibre lock pin end face for detect the lock pin end face region in the optic fibre lock pin end face, second position adjustment platform 1521 is used for adjusting the position of lock pin end face detection camera 1522 in X axle and Z axle direction, ensures that lock pin end face detection camera 1522 aims at the optic fibre lock pin, realizes the detection to optic fibre lock pin end face.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the fiber-optic endface inspection assembly 153 includes a third position adjustment stage 1531 and a fiber-optic endface inspection camera 1532; the third position adjustment stage 1531 is disposed on the machine stage 11; the fiber-optic end-face detection camera 1532 is disposed on the third position adjustment stage 1531, and is adjusted in positions in the X-axis and Z-axis directions by the third position adjustment stage 1531.

It can be understood that the optical fiber end face detection camera 1532 acquires an optical fiber ferrule end face image for detecting an optical fiber end face region in the optical fiber ferrule end face, and the third position adjusting stage 1531 is used for adjusting the position of the optical fiber end face detection camera 1532 in the X axis and Z axis directions, so as to ensure that the optical fiber end face detection camera 1532 aligns with the optical fiber ferrule and realize detection of the optical fiber ferrule end face.

With continuing reference to fig. 1-4, in some embodiments, the fiber ferrule end face detection apparatus 10 further includes an aggregate mechanism 161, a blanking displacement assembly 162, and a blanking nozzle structure 163; the material collecting mechanism 161 is arranged on the machine platform 11 and is located on the side of the detection displacement mechanism 12 departing from the first detection mechanism 13 or the second detection mechanism 14; the blanking displacement component 162 is arranged on the machine platform 11, the blanking suction nozzle structure 163 is located on the top surface of the detection displacement mechanism 12, the blanking suction nozzle structure 163 is arranged on the blanking displacement component 162, and is driven by the blanking displacement component 162 to move the optical fiber ferrule to the collecting mechanism 161 along the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction from the detection displacement mechanism 12.

It is understood that the collection mechanism 161 is used to store the detected fiber stubs; unloading suction nozzle structure 163 is used for absorbing the optic fibre lock pin that detects on the displacement mechanism 12, under the drive of unloading displacement subassembly 162, along Z axle direction rebound certain distance, the optic fibre lock pin breaks away from and detects displacement mechanism 12, again along Y axle direction removal certain distance, the optic fibre lock pin is located the mechanism 161 top of gathering materials, again along Z axle direction rebound certain distance, place the optic fibre lock pin on the mechanism 161 that gathers materials, the automatic unloading of the optic fibre lock pin of accomplishing the end face detection has been realized, effectively promote the automation level that optic fibre lock pin terminal surface detected, and then effectively promote the detection efficiency of optic fibre lock pin terminal surface check out test set 10.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the feeding displacement assembly 162 includes a feeding X-axis moving stage 1621 and a feeding Z-axis moving stage 1622; the blanking X-axis moving table 1621 is disposed on the machine table 11; the blanking Z-axis moving stage 1622 is disposed on the blanking X-axis moving stage 1621, and is driven by the blanking X-axis moving stage 1621 to move along the X-axis direction; the blanking suction nozzle structure 163 is arranged on the blanking Z-axis moving table 1622 and is driven by the blanking Z-axis moving table 1622 to move along the Z-axis direction; the unloading X axle mobile station 1621 and the unloading Z axle mobile station 1622 can adopt a sliding table cylinder, an electric sliding table, a belt module, or a combination structure of a servo motor and a lead screw module.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the material collecting mechanism 161 includes a material collecting displacement member 1611 and a plurality of sub-packaging trays 1612, the material collecting displacement member 1611 is disposed on the machine platform 11 and located on a side of the detecting displacement mechanism 12 facing away from the first detecting mechanism 13 or the second detecting mechanism 14, and the sub-packaging trays 1612 are disposed on the material collecting displacement member 1611 and are driven by the material collecting displacement member 1611 to move along the Y-axis direction.

It can be understood that the collecting mechanism 161 can be linked with the blanking displacement assembly 162 and the blanking nozzle structure 163, and the collecting displacement mechanism in the collecting mechanism 161 drives the plurality of split trays 1612 to move to receive the optical fiber ferrules transferred by the blanking nozzle structure 163 and the blanking displacement mechanism from the detection displacement mechanism 12; the optical fiber ferrules with different detection results can be separately loaded through the plurality of sub-loading discs 1612, for example, the optical fiber ferrules which are qualified in the separate loading detection and unqualified in the detection; by arranging the aggregate displacement piece 1611 and the plurality of split charging discs 1612, the automatic split charging and storage of the detected optical fiber ferrule is realized, and the automation level of the optical fiber ferrule end face detection equipment 10 on the optical fiber ferrule end face detection is further improved; the aggregate displacement element 1611 may be a sliding cylinder, an electric sliding table, a belt module, or a combination structure of a servo motor and a screw module.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 6 in combination, in some embodiments, the fiber stub end face detection apparatus 10 further includes a loading robot 171, a second rotary clamp 172, an axial rotary drive mechanism 173, and a camera assembly 174; the feeding manipulator 171 is disposed on the machine base 11; the second rotating fixture 172 is disposed on the machine platform 11, and the second rotating fixture 172 fixes the horizontally placed optical fiber ferrule and drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the Z-axis direction to adjust the orientation of the end face; the axial rotation driving mechanism 173 is disposed on the machine platform 11, the axial rotation driving mechanism 173 is located on the top surface of the second rotating fixture 172, and the axial rotation driving mechanism 173 abuts against and drives the fiber stub to rotate axially to adjust the angle; the camera component 174 is disposed on the machine platform 11, and the camera component 174 is disposed toward the end surface of the optical fiber ferrule.

It can be understood that the feeding manipulator 171 is used for transferring the optical fiber ferrule, feeding the optical fiber ferrule onto the second rotary fixture 172, and transferring the optical fiber ferrule onto the detection displacement mechanism 12 after the end face orientation and the axial angle of the optical fiber ferrule are adjusted; the second rotary clamp 172 fixes and drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the Z-axis direction, and the optical fiber ferrule is matched with the camera component 174, for example, rotates 180 degrees, so that the end face of the optical fiber ferrule is adjusted, the orientation of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule is well adjusted before detection, and the detection efficiency is improved; the axial rotation driving mechanism 173 is located above the second rotating fixture 172, and by abutting against the optical fiber ferrule placed on the second rotating fixture 172, the optical fiber ferrule is driven by friction to rotate around the axial direction of the optical fiber ferrule, and the camera assembly 174 is matched, so that the adjustment of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule in the axial direction is realized, the follow-up detection of the optical fiber ferrule is guaranteed, and the detection efficiency is improved; when the APC end surface of the optical fiber ferrule is detected, since the APC end surface has a certain inclination, the inclination direction of the APC end surface is adjusted by axially rotating the driving mechanism 173, so that the APC end surface is properly detected, thereby ensuring that the first detecting mechanism 13 or the second detecting mechanism 14 completes the detection of the APC; the camera assembly 174 obtains an image of the optical fiber ferrule, and provides a reference basis for the second rotary fixture 172 to adjust the end face orientation of the optical fiber ferrule and the axial rotation driving mechanism 173 to adjust the axial angle of the optical fiber ferrule; specifically, the optical fiber ferrules are placed in a certain orientation, the feeding manipulator 171 moves the optical fiber ferrules onto the second rotary fixture 172, the camera assembly 174 obtains end face images of the optical fiber ferrules, and when the end face images do not meet preset conditions, the second rotary fixture 172 and the axial rotation driving mechanism 173 adjust the end face images, so that the end face orientation of the optical fiber ferrules to be detected meets detection requirements, subsequent rapid detection is facilitated, and detection efficiency is improved; for example: the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 are set to detect the APC end surface and the PC end surface of the fiber stub, respectively, and then the APC end surface of the fiber stub is directed to the camera assembly 174 through the camera assembly 174, the first rotary clamp 122 and the axial rotation driving mechanism 173, and then the fiber stub is transferred to the detection displacement mechanism 12 by the feeding manipulator 171 while maintaining the current direction, thereby completing the subsequent end surface detection operation.

Referring to fig. 4, 6 and 7 in combination, in some embodiments, the first rotating fixture 122 and the second rotating fixture 172 are identical in structure; the first rotary clamp 122 comprises a rotary nozzle 1221 and a rotary drive 1222, the rotary drive 1222 is disposed on the first displacement assembly 121, the rotary nozzle 1221 is disposed at a driving end of the rotary drive 1222; the rotary driving member 1222 may adopt a stepping motor 1736, and the stepping motor 1736 drives the rotary suction nozzle 1221 to rotate, so as to achieve precise adjustment of the end face orientation of the optical fiber ferrule fixed in the rotary suction nozzle 1221.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the feeding robot 171 is provided with a feeding nozzle structure 1711, and the optical fiber ferrules are sucked and released by the feeding nozzle structure 1711, so as to transfer the optical fiber ferrules and ensure the automatic detection of the end faces of the optical fiber ferrules.

Referring to fig. 1, 4 and 8 in combination, in some embodiments, the second nozzle structure 126, the blanking nozzle structure 163 and the loading nozzle structure 1711 are the same; the second suction nozzle structure 126 includes a suction piece 1261, a mounting seat 1262, a slider 1263, and a compression spring 1264; a material loading groove 1265 is formed in the suction piece 1261, the material loading groove 1265 is matched with the optical fiber inserting core, a through hole 1266 is formed in the bottom of the material loading groove 1265, and the through hole 1266 is used for connecting vacuum pumping equipment; the mounting seat 1262 has a substantially u-shaped shape, an opening 1267 of the mounting seat 1262 is formed toward the suction member 1261, a guide rail 1268 is formed on one side of the mounting seat 1262 toward the suction member 1261, and the guide rail 1268 extends along the Z-axis direction; the slider 1263 is provided on the suction piece 1261 and slidably provided on the guide rail 1268, and the slider 1263 abuts against the mounting seat 1262; the compression spring 1264 is received in the opening 1267, and two ends of the compression spring 1264 respectively abut against the mounting seat 1262 and the suction piece 1261.

It can be understood that when the third displacement assembly 125 drives the second suction nozzle structure 126 to move down to suck the fiber stub, the suction member 1261 is aligned with the fiber stub, the material loading groove 1265 abuts against the fiber stub, and the vacuum pumping device sucks the fiber stub through the through hole 1266 to fix the fiber stub in the material loading groove 1265; suction piece 1261 is moved along guide rails 1268 by slider 1263, slider 1263 and guide rails 1268 have a guiding function for the moving process of suction piece 1261, and compression spring 1264 forms an elastic buffering force for suction piece 1261; when the suction piece 1261 abuts against the optical fiber ferrule, a pressing force of the optical fiber ferrule is generated, the compression spring 1264 has a buffering effect, excessive pressure generated by the suction piece 1261 on the optical fiber ferrule is avoided, and the optical fiber ferrule and the suction piece 1261 are prevented from being damaged.

With continued reference to fig. 6, in some embodiments, the axial rotation drive mechanism 173 includes a drive displacement assembly 1731 and a drive wheel assembly 1732; the driving displacement assembly 1731 is disposed on the machine platform 11; the driving wheel assembly 1732 is disposed on the driving displacement assembly 1731, the driving wheel assembly 1732 is disposed on the top surface of the second rotating fixture 172 and moves along the X-axis and Z-axis directions under the driving of the driving displacement assembly 1731, and the driving wheel assembly 1732 abuts against and drives the fiber stub to rotate around the axial direction to adjust the angle.

It can be understood that the driving wheel assembly 1732 is driven by the driving displacement assembly 1731 to move along the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction and abut against the optical fiber ferrule, and the driving wheel assembly 1732 frictionally drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the self axial direction to adjust the angle, so as to ensure that the end face angle of the optical fiber ferrule to be detected meets the detection requirement, facilitate subsequent rapid detection and improve the detection efficiency; specifically, the driving displacement assembly 1731 drives the driving wheel assembly 1732 to move right above the second rotary fixture 172 along the X-axis direction, and then move down along the Z-axis direction to abut against the optical fiber ferrule placed on the second rotary fixture 172, the driving wheel assembly 1732 frictionally drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the axial direction thereof by a certain angle, the driving displacement assembly 1731 drives the driving wheel assembly 1732 to move up along the Z-axis direction to separate from the optical fiber ferrule, and then moves back to the initial position along the X-axis direction, so as to vacate a space for the feeding manipulator 171 to move the optical fiber ferrule away from the second rotary fixture 172 or to feed the unadjusted optical fiber ferrule onto the second rotary fixture 172.

With continued reference to FIG. 6, in some embodiments, the drive displacement assembly 1731 includes a drive X-axis translation stage 1733 and a drive Z-axis translation stage 1734; the driving X-axis moving stage 1733 is disposed on the machine stage 11; the driving Z-axis moving stage 1734 is disposed on the driving X-axis moving stage 1733, and is driven by the driving X-axis moving stage 1733 to move in the X-axis direction; the driving wheel assembly 1732 is disposed on the driving Z-axis moving stage 1734 and moves in the Z-axis direction by the driving Z-axis moving stage 1734; the driving X-axis moving stage 1733 and the driving Z-axis moving stage 1734 may adopt a combination structure of a slide table cylinder, an electric slide table, or a servo motor and a lead screw module.

With continued reference to fig. 6, in some embodiments, the drive wheel assembly 1732 includes a fixed plate 1735, a stepper motor 1736, and a friction wheel 1737; the fixing plate 1735 is disposed on the driving displacement assembly 1731 and is driven by the driving displacement assembly 1731 to move along the X-axis and Z-axis directions; the stepping motor 1736 is disposed on the fixing plate 1735; the friction wheel 1737 is rotatably connected to the fixing plate 1735 and is driven by the stepping motor 1736 to rotate.

It can be understood that the friction wheel 1737 abuts against the outer surface of the optical fiber ferrule, and the friction wheel 1737 is driven by the stepping motor 1736 to frictionally drive the optical fiber ferrule to axially rotate around itself, so as to adjust the position of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule; the stepping motor 1736 can ensure the accuracy of position adjustment; optionally, the periphery of the friction wheel 1737 is sleeved with a friction ring 1738, the friction ring 1738 can be made of a colloid material, and the elasticity is achieved, so that the friction force between the friction ring 1738 and the optical fiber insertion core can be increased, the optical fiber insertion core is prevented from slipping during rotation adjustment, and meanwhile, the abrasion is convenient to replace, so that the accuracy of position adjustment is guaranteed.

With continuing reference to fig. 1-3, in some embodiments, the fiber stub end-face inspection apparatus 10 further includes a fixing mechanism 181, a first cleaning mechanism 182, and a second cleaning mechanism 183; the fixing mechanism 181 is disposed on the machine platform 11; the first cleaning mechanism 182 and the second cleaning mechanism 183 are disposed on the machine platform 11 and located on two sides of the fixing mechanism 181, and the first cleaning mechanism 182 and the second cleaning mechanism 183 clean two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule fixed on the fixing mechanism 181 respectively.

It can be understood that through setting up fixed establishment 181, first clean mechanism 182 and the clean mechanism 183 of second, the fixed optic fibre lock pin of fixed establishment 181, the cleanness to optic fibre lock pin both ends face is accomplished to first clean mechanism 182 and the clean mechanism 183 of second, carries out the self-cleaning of terminal surface earlier before optic fibre lock pin terminal surface detects, is favorable to promoting the accuracy of optic fibre lock pin terminal surface testing result.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 9, in some embodiments, the fixing mechanism 181 includes a fixing base 1811, a pressing displacement component 1812 and a pressing structure 1813; the fixing seat 1811 is disposed on the machine platform 11; the pressing displacement assembly 1812 is disposed on the machine platform 11, the pressing structure 1813 is located on the top surface of the fixing seat 1811, the pressing structure 1813 is disposed on the pressing displacement assembly 1812, and the pressing structure 1813 moves along the Y-axis and Z-axis directions under the driving of the pressing displacement assembly 1812 and abuts against the optical fiber ferrule placed on the fixing seat 1811.

It can be understood that the feeding manipulator 171 places the fiber stub on the fixing seat 1811, and presses and fixes the fiber stub on the fixing seat 1811 through the pressing mechanism; the pressing displacement component 1812 drives the pressing mechanism to move close to the fixing seat 1811 along the Y-axis direction until the position is right above the fixing seat 1811, then the pressing mechanism moves downwards along the Z-axis direction and abuts against and presses the optical fiber ferrule, after the two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule are cleaned, the pressing displacement component 1812 drives the pressing mechanism to move upwards along the Z-axis direction and then move back to the initial position along the Y-axis direction, so that a feeding machine can conveniently feed the cleaned optical fiber ferrule and feed the uncleaned optical fiber ferrule; through setting up fixing base 1811, compress tightly displacement subassembly 1812 and compact structure 1813, realize fixing and loosening the automatic pressing of optic fibre lock pin, provide the guarantee for first cleaning mechanism 182 and second cleaning mechanism 183 realize the self-cleaning to the optic fibre lock pin.

Referring to fig. 4, 7, 9 and 10, in some embodiments, fixing grooves 1223 are disposed on the first nozzle structure 124, the rotary nozzle 1221 and the fixing base 1811, the fixing grooves 1223 are disposed to match with the optical fiber ferrule, a vacuum hole 1224 is disposed in the fixing groove 1223, and the vacuum hole 1224 is in communication with the fixing groove 1223 for connecting a vacuum device; the optical fiber ferrule is placed in the fixing groove 1223, and vacuum is drawn through the vacuum holes 1224, creating suction force to the optical fiber ferrule, fixing the optical fiber ferrule in the fixing groove 1223.

With continued reference to FIG. 9, in some embodiments, the compression displacement assembly 1812 includes a compression Y-axis motion stage 1814 and a compression Z-axis motion stage 1815; the pressing Y-axis moving table 1814 is disposed on the machine table 11; the pressing Z-axis moving stage 1815 is disposed on the pressing Y-axis moving stage 1814, and is driven by the pressing Y-axis moving stage 1814 to move in the pressing Y-axis direction; the pressing structure 1813 is disposed on the pressing Z-axis moving stage 1815 and moves in the Z-axis direction under the driving of the pressing Z-axis moving stage 1815; the pressing Y-axis moving stage 1814 and the pressing Z-axis moving stage 1815 may adopt a combination structure of a slide cylinder, an electric slide, or a servo motor and a lead screw module.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9 in combination, in some embodiments, the pressing structure 1813 is the same as the second nozzle structure 126, the blanking nozzle structure 163 and the loading nozzle structure 1711, except that the suction member 1261 is replaced with a pressing member 1816, and the pressing member 1816 has no vacuum suction function and has a pressing effect on the optical fiber ferrule; in the process of pressing the optical fiber ferrule by the pressing piece 1816, the compression spring 1264 provides a buffering effect, so that the pressing piece 1816 is prevented from generating excessive pressure on the optical fiber ferrule, and the optical fiber ferrule and the pressing piece 1816 are prevented from being damaged.

With continued reference to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3, and fig. 9, in some embodiments, the first cleaning mechanism 182 and the second cleaning mechanism 183 have the same structure, the first cleaning mechanism 182 includes a cleaning displacement assembly 184, a cleaning brush assembly 185, and a cleaning spray head assembly 186, and the cleaning displacement assembly 184 is disposed on the machine 11; the cleaning brush assembly 185 and the cleaning nozzle assembly 186 are disposed on the cleaning displacement assembly 184 and move along the Y-axis and Z-axis directions under the driving of the cleaning displacement assembly 184.

It can be understood that the first cleaning mechanism 182 and the second cleaning mechanism 183 have the same structure, and each include a cleaning displacement assembly 184, a cleaning brush assembly 185 and a cleaning nozzle assembly 186, which are respectively used for cleaning two end faces of the fiber stub; the cleaning brush assembly 185 is used for cleaning stains attached to the end face of the optical fiber insertion core; the cleaning nozzle assembly 186 is used for blowing off stains on the end face of the optical fiber ferrule, and blowing off the stains on the end face by spraying clean gas; the cleaning displacement assembly 184 is used for driving the cleaning brush assembly 185 and the cleaning spray head assembly 186 to move along the Y-axis direction, so that the cleaning brush assembly 185 and the cleaning spray head assembly 186 are aligned with the optical fiber ferrule to be cleaned, and driving the cleaning brush assembly 185 and the cleaning spray head assembly 186 to move reversely along the Z-axis to be close to or far away from the end face of the optical fiber ferrule, thereby effectively ensuring the cleaning effect of the cleaning brush assembly 185 and the cleaning spray head assembly 186 on the end face of the optical fiber ferrule; by arranging the cleaning displacement assembly 184, the cleaning brush assembly 185 and the cleaning spray head assembly 186, the automatic cleaning of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule is realized, and the accuracy of the detection of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule is improved;

specifically, the cleaning displacement assembly 184 drives the cleaning brush assembly 185 and the cleaning spray head assembly 186 to move along the Y-axis direction to align with the end face of the optical fiber ferrule, and then drives the cleaning brush assembly 185 to move along the Z-axis direction to be close to the end face of the optical fiber ferrule, so that the end face of the optical fiber ferrule is cleaned by the cleaning brush assembly 185; after the cleaning, the cleaning displacement assembly 184 drives the cleaning brush assembly 185 to move away from the end face of the optical fiber ferrule along the Z-axis direction, drives the cleaning brush assembly 185 and the cleaning nozzle assembly 186 to move along the Y-axis direction, so that the cleaning nozzle assembly 186 is aligned with the end face of the optical fiber ferrule, drives the cleaning nozzle assembly 186 to move close to the end face of the optical fiber ferrule along the Z-axis direction, and purges the end face of the optical fiber ferrule by the cleaning nozzle assembly 186, and after the cleaning, the cleaning displacement assembly 184 drives the nozzle assembly to move away from the end face of the optical fiber ferrule along the Z-axis direction, and then drives the cleaning brush assembly 185 and the cleaning nozzle assembly 186 to move back to the initial position along the Y-axis direction.

With continuing reference to figures 3 and 9, in some embodiments, the cleaning displacement assembly 184 includes a cleaning Y-axis motion stage 1841, a first cleaning X-axis motion stage 1842, and a second cleaning X-axis motion stage 1843; the cleaning Y-axis moving stage 1841 is disposed on the machine stage 11; the first cleaning X-axis moving stage 1842 and the second cleaning X-axis moving stage 1843 are disposed on the cleaning Y-axis moving stage 1841 and moved in a Y-axis direction by the driving of the cleaning Y-axis moving stage 1841; the cleaning brush assembly 185 and the cleaning head assembly 186 are respectively disposed at the first cleaning X-axis moving stage 1842 and the second cleaning X-axis moving stage 1843, the cleaning brush assembly 185 is moved in the X-axis direction by the driving of the first cleaning X-axis moving stage 1842, and the cleaning head assembly 186 is moved in the X-axis direction by the driving of the second cleaning X-axis moving stage 1843; the cleaning Y-axis moving stage 1841, the first cleaning X-axis moving stage 1842, and the second cleaning X-axis moving stage 1843 may employ a slide cylinder, an electric slide, or a combination structure of a servo motor and a lead screw module, or the like.

With continued reference to fig. 3 and 9, in some embodiments, the first cleaning mechanism 182 and the second cleaning mechanism 183 further include a cleaning fluid cartridge 187, the cleaning fluid cartridge 187 being disposed on the cleaning displacement assembly 184; the cleaning brush assembly 185 comprises a swinging member 1851, a rotating member 1852 and a brush head 1853, the swinging member 1851 is arranged on the cleaning displacement assembly 184, one side of the rotating member 1852 is connected with the driving shaft end of the swinging member 1851, and the rotating member 1852 is driven to swing by the swinging member 1851 and extend into the cleaning liquid box 187; the brush head 1853 is disposed at a driving shaft end of the rotary member 1852.

It is understood that cleaning solution is placed in cleaning solution box 187, swinging member 1851 drives rotating member 1852 to swing downward by a certain angle, for example, 90 °, brushhead 1853 is immersed in the cleaning solution, swinging member 1851 drives rotating member 1852 to swing upward by a certain angle to return to a horizontal position, and rotating member 1852 drives brushhead 1853 to rotate to clean the fiber stub; the oscillating member 1851 may be a rotary cylinder or a rotary motor, and the rotary member 1852 may be a rotary motor.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and fig. 2, in some embodiments, the optical fiber ferrule end face detection apparatus 10 further includes a material loading platform 191 and a material tray 192, the material loading platform 191 is disposed on the machine platform 11, and the material tray 192 is detachably connected to the material loading platform 191.

It can be understood that the loading platform 191 is used for fixing the tray 192, and the optical fiber insertion core to be detected is placed in the tray 192; the tray 192 is provided with a plurality of material accommodating grooves for accommodating the optical fiber ferrules, so that the optical fiber ferrules are arranged on the tray 192 in order; the material loading platform 191 is detachably connected with the material tray 192, so that the material tray 192 is convenient to replace; through setting up the material loading platform 191 and the charging tray 192, can realize the whole dish of optic fibre lock pin and go up the charging tray 192, help promoting the terminal surface detection efficiency of optic fibre lock pin.

With continuing reference to fig. 1, 2 and 11, in some embodiments, the fiber ferrule end face detection apparatus 10 further includes a console 193, the console 193 is disposed on the machine base 11, the console 193 is electrically connected to the detection displacement mechanism 12, the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14, and the console 193 includes a touch screen 1931 and a display 1932.

It can be understood that the detection displacement mechanism 12, the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 are linked in motion by controlling the motion of the detection displacement mechanism 12, the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 through the console 193, so as to realize the automatic detection of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule; the console 193 is provided with a touch screen 1931 and a display 1932, the touch screen 1931 is convenient for a user to touch and control and adjust action parameters of the detection displacement mechanism 12, the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14, and the display 1932 is used for receiving signals of the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 so as to display the end face condition of the optical fiber insertion core and facilitate the user to observe the end face detection process in real time; specifically, an artificial intelligence chip can be arranged in the console 193, automatic identification and automatic detection of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule are achieved by combining the artificial intelligence chip with the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14, the automation level of detection of the end face of the optical fiber ferrule is effectively improved, and the detection efficiency is improved.

Referring to fig. 12, a second embodiment of the present application further provides a detection method based on the above optical fiber ferrule end face detection apparatus 10, including the steps of:

s100, transferring the optical fiber ferrule to a detection displacement mechanism 12, wherein the detection displacement mechanism 12 fixes the optical fiber ferrule;

specifically, the optical fiber ferrule is transferred to the detection displacement mechanism 12 by the feeding manipulator 171;

s200, the detection displacement mechanism 12 transfers the optical fiber inserting core to sequentially pass through a first detection mechanism 13 and a second detection mechanism 14;

s300, the first detection mechanism 13 and the second detection mechanism 14 respectively detect two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule.

The detection method can realize automatic detection of the two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule, effectively improve detection efficiency, avoid detection errors caused by manual operation, and effectively improve accuracy of end face appearance detection results of the optical fiber ferrule.

In some embodiments, the step S100 further comprises, before the step S:

s20, transferring the optical fiber ferrule to a second rotary fixture 172, fixing the optical fiber ferrule by the second rotary fixture 172, and acquiring an end face image of the optical fiber ferrule by a camera assembly 174;

and S30, according to the end face image of the optical fiber ferrule, adjusting the end face orientation of the optical fiber ferrule by the second rotary clamp 172, and adjusting the axial angle of the optical fiber ferrule by the axial rotary driving mechanism 173.

In some embodiments, the step S20 further comprises, before the step S:

s10, the optical fiber inserting core is moved to a fixing mechanism 181, the fixing mechanism 181 fixes the optical fiber inserting core, and a first cleaning mechanism 182 and a second cleaning mechanism 183 clean two end faces of the optical fiber inserting core respectively.

In some embodiments, the step S300 is further followed by the steps of:

s400, the blanking suction nozzle structure 163 sucks the optical fiber ferrule from the detection displacement mechanism 12, and the blanking displacement component 162 drives the blanking suction nozzle structure 163 to move the optical fiber ferrule to the material collecting mechanism 161.

To sum up, this application provides an optic fibre lock pin terminal surface check out test set and detection method for detect the relative both ends face of optic fibre lock pin, optic fibre lock pin terminal surface check out test set includes: a machine platform; the detection displacement mechanism is arranged on the machine table, the optical fiber ferrule is horizontally arranged on the detection displacement mechanism, and the detection displacement mechanism is used for fixing and driving the optical fiber ferrule to move along the Y-axis direction and rotate around the Z-axis direction so as to adjust the end face orientation of the optical fiber ferrule; the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism respectively detect two end faces of the optical fiber ferrule, and the first detection mechanism and the second detection mechanism are arranged on the machine table. Through setting up the board, detect displacement mechanism, first detection mechanism and second detection mechanism, fixed and move the optic fibre lock pin through first detection mechanism and second detection mechanism by detecting displacement mechanism to drive the rotatory adjustment terminal surface of optic fibre lock pin towards first detection mechanism and second detection mechanism, realize the automated inspection to the both ends face of optic fibre lock pin, effectively promote detection efficiency, avoid the detection error that manual operation caused, effectively promote the accuracy of the terminal surface outward appearance testing result of optic fibre lock pin.

It should be understood that the application of the present application is not limited to the above examples, and that modifications or changes may be made by those skilled in the art based on the above description, and all such modifications and changes are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an optic fibre lock pin terminal surface check out test set for detect the relative both ends face of optic fibre lock pin, its characterized in that includes:

a machine platform;

2. The apparatus for fiber ferrule end face inspection according to claim 1, wherein the inspection displacement mechanism comprises:

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first and second detecting mechanisms are identical in structure, and the first detecting mechanism includes:

4. The fiber ferrule end face inspection device according to claim 1, further comprising:

the blanking displacement assembly is arranged on the machine table, the blanking suction nozzle structure is located on the top surface of the detection displacement mechanism, the blanking suction nozzle structure is arranged on the blanking displacement assembly and driven by the blanking displacement assembly to move the optical fiber inserting core to the collecting mechanism along the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction.

5. The fiber ferrule end face inspection apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the aggregation mechanism includes:

aggregate displacement spare and a plurality of partial shipment dish, aggregate displacement spare set up in on the board, and be located it deviates from to detect displacement mechanism first detection mechanism or second detection mechanism one side, it is a plurality of the partial shipment dish set up in aggregate displacement spare is last, and along the removal of Y axle direction under the drive of aggregate displacement spare.

6. The fiber ferrule end face inspection device according to claim 1, further comprising:

the feeding mechanical arm is arranged on the machine table;

the second rotary clamp is arranged on the machine table, fixes the optical fiber ferrule which is horizontally placed, and drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the Z-axis direction so as to adjust the orientation of the end face;

7. The fiber ferrule end face detection apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the axial rotation drive mechanism includes:

the driving displacement assembly is arranged on the machine table;

and the driving wheel assembly is arranged on the driving displacement assembly, is positioned on the top surface of the second rotating clamp and moves along the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction under the driving of the driving displacement assembly, and abuts against and drives the optical fiber ferrule to rotate around the axial direction to adjust the angle.

8. The fiber stub end face detection device according to claim 1, further comprising:

the fixing mechanism is arranged on the machine table;

9. The fiber ferrule end face inspection apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the securing mechanism includes:

the fixed seat is arranged on the machine table;

10. A method for testing the optical fiber ferrule end face testing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, comprising the steps of:

transferring the optical fiber inserting core to a detection displacement mechanism, wherein the detection displacement mechanism fixes the optical fiber inserting core;