CN117148511A - Apparatus and method for manufacturing optical fiber jumper - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing an optical fiber jumper, the apparatus comprising: the conveying device is provided with a peeling station and an assembling station and is used for clamping the light transmission cable of the optical fiber jumper and sequentially conveying the light transmission cable to the peeling station and the assembling station; the peeling device is used for peeling the selected end part of the light transmission cable when the light transmission cable reaches the peeling station and enabling the selected end part to be a fiber exposing end; the assembly device is used for sleeving and bonding the connector of the optical fiber jumper wire on the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable when the optical transmission cable reaches the assembly station. The equipment and the method can realize automatic peeling and automatic assembling operation, reduce labor intensity and manufacturing cost required by the manufacturing process, and improve the manufacturing efficiency and quality.

Description

Apparatus and method for manufacturing optical fiber jumper

Technical Field

Embodiments of the present application relate to the field of optical fiber jumper manufacturing. More particularly, the present application relates to an apparatus and method for manufacturing optical fiber jumpers.

Background

The optical fiber jumper is mainly used for connecting more than two devices to be communicated and constructing a short-distance high-speed signal transmission link between the two devices. Fiber optic jumpers play an important role in the scenes such as data centers, enterprise local area networks and the like due to the high-speed transmission advantage of the fiber optic jumpers.

The optical fiber jumper is mainly composed of an optical transmission cable and a connector (such as a plug) arranged at the end part of the optical transmission cable. In the process of manufacturing the optical fiber jumper, an operator is required to firstly peel off a selected end part of the optical transmission cable and change the selected end part into the exposed fiber end, and then the connector of the optical fiber jumper is sleeved and adhered to the exposed fiber end of the optical transmission cable. The process needs to be carried out manually, which causes the problems of low efficiency, poor quality, high labor intensity and the like

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve one or more of the technical problems as mentioned above, the present application provides an apparatus and method for manufacturing an optical fiber jumper, which can implement automatic stripping and automatic assembling operations, reduce labor intensity and manufacturing cost required for manufacturing processes, and improve manufacturing efficiency and quality.

According to a first aspect of the present application there is provided an apparatus for manufacturing optical fiber jumpers, comprising: the conveying device is provided with a peeling station and an assembling station and is used for clamping the light transmission cable of the optical fiber jumper and sequentially conveying the light transmission cable to the peeling station and the assembling station; peeling means for peeling a selected end of the optical transmission cable and making the selected end become a fiber exposing end when the optical transmission cable reaches the peeling station; and the assembly device is used for sleeving and bonding the connector of the optical fiber jumper to the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable when the optical transmission cable reaches the assembly station.

According to a second aspect of the present application there is provided a method for manufacturing an optical fibre jumper implemented by the apparatus of the first aspect of the present application and comprising: peeling a selected end of the optical transmission cable of the optical fiber jumper and enabling the selected end to be a fiber exposing end; and sleeving and bonding the connector of the optical fiber jumper to the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable.

In the equipment and the method for manufacturing the optical fiber jumper wire, provided by the application, the selected end part of the optical fiber jumper wire can be peeled by the peeling device and changed into the fiber exposing end under the support of the conveying device, and then the connector of the optical fiber jumper wire is sleeved and adhered to the fiber exposing end of the optical fiber jumper wire by the assembling device, so that the connector and the optical fiber jumper wire can be automatically peeled and assembled, the labor intensity and the manufacturing cost required by the process can be effectively reduced, and the efficiency and the quality of the whole manufacturing process can be improved.

Drawings

The above, as well as additional purposes, features, and advantages of exemplary embodiments of the present application will become readily apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, embodiments of the application are illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation, and like reference numerals refer to similar or corresponding parts and in which:

FIG. 1 is a top view of an apparatus for manufacturing optical fiber jumpers according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a semi-finished product of an optical fiber jumper manufactured by the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a first peeling mechanism of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a second peeling mechanism and clamping device of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 shows an assembly of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 shows an assembly unit and clamping means of the assembly means of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front view of a wiping device of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a wiping device of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 illustrates a fiber pulling device of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 shows a calibration arrangement of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a method for manufacturing an optical fiber jumper according to an embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals illustrate: 1. a conveying device; 11. a conveyor; 12. a cable clamp; 2. peeling device; 21. a first peeling mechanism; 211. a first driving mechanism; 212. a first cutter assembly; 2121. a first opening and closing assembly; 2122. a first stripping knife; 2123. a second stripping knife; 213. a first storage case; 22. a second peeling mechanism; 221. a second driving mechanism; 222. a second cutter assembly; 2221. a second opening and closing assembly; 2222. a third stripping knife; 2223. a fourth stripping knife; 223. a second storage case; 3. an assembling device; 31. a dispensing unit; 311. a third driving mechanism; 312. a loading assembly; 313. a glue coating component; 314. a first shooting module; 32. an assembling unit; 321. a fourth driving mechanism; 322. a grabbing component; 323. a second shooting module; 4. a wiping device; 41. a fifth driving mechanism; 42. a transfer bracket; 43. a cloth carrying mechanism; 431. fixing the clamping blocks; 432. a movable clamping block; 433. a clamp block driving mechanism; 44. a cloth feeding mechanism; 441. a first wipe supply wheel; 442. a first wipe recovery wheel; 443. a first wipe; 444. a first rotation source; 445. a second wipe supply wheel; 446. a second wipe recovery wheel; 447. a second wipe; 448. a second rotation source; 5. a fiber pulling device; 51. a seventh driving mechanism; 52. a deflector rod; 6. a calibration device; 61. a sixth driving mechanism; 62. calibrating the mold; 62a, calibrating the jack; 7. a clamping device; 71. a linear driving part; 72. automatic clamping jaw; 100. an apparatus; 200. an optical fiber jumper; 200a, a light transmission cable; 200b, connectors.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are some, but not all embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides an apparatus 100 for manufacturing an optical fiber jumper, the apparatus 100 being an automated apparatus that is required to be used in manufacturing an optical fiber jumper 200. As shown in fig. 2, the optical fiber jumper 200 mainly includes an optical transmission cable 200a and a connector 200b (e.g., a plug) provided at an end of the optical transmission cable 200a. The optical fiber jumper 200 may be divided into a single-core type optical fiber jumper and a multi-core type optical fiber jumper according to the number of the optical cables 200a (the structure shown in fig. 2). The single-core optical fiber patch cord includes only one optical transmission cable 200a and connectors 200b provided at the ends of the optical transmission cable 200a, wherein the number of the connectors 200b may be one or two, and when the number of the connectors 200b is two, the two connectors 200b are respectively installed at both ends of the optical transmission cable 200a. The multi-core type optical fiber jumper includes a plurality of optical transmission cables 200a and an outer jacket covering the plurality of optical transmission cables 200a, and connectors 200b connected to ends of the optical transmission cables 200a, wherein the number of the connectors 200b may be one or more. For example, one connector 200b may be mounted on each end of each optical transmission cable 200a in a multi-core fiber optic jumper. For another example, one connector 200b is mounted at each end of the multi-core optical fiber jumper, and each connector 200b is connected to all of the optical transmission cables 200a at the corresponding end of the multi-core optical fiber jumper. The apparatus 100 is primarily used to assemble a connector 200b onto the end of one or more optical transmission cables 200a, and the resulting optical fiber jumper 200 may be a single-core optical fiber jumper or a multi-core optical fiber jumper after one or more such assemblies. The exposed end of the optical transmission cable 200a referred to below refers to the end of the cable (including the cable sheath and the cable inner sheath) that has been peeled off and the core exposed.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the apparatus 100 for manufacturing an optical fiber jumper 200 of the present embodiment mainly includes a conveying device 1 having a peeling station and an assembling station, and a peeling device 2 provided at the peeling station of the conveying device 1 and an assembling device 3 provided at the assembling station of the conveying device 1. The conveying device 1 mainly comprises a conveyor 11 and a cable clamp 12 arranged on the conveyor 11 and used for clamping a light transmission cable 200a of an optical fiber jumper 200. In use, the conveyor 11 is capable of sequentially routing the cable clamp 12 and the transmission cable 200a held by the cable clamp 12 through the stripping station and the assembly station. The conveyor 11 may be a belt conveyor, a double-speed chain conveyor, or the like, but a double-speed chain conveyor having a large load capacity and suitable for intermittent transportation is preferable. The cable clamp 12 is mainly a base conveyed by the conveyor 11 and a clamp provided on the base for clamping the cable 200a. When the light transmission cable 200a is clamped by the clamp, the extending direction of the selected end of the light transmission cable 200a is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying device 1, so that the stripping device 2 and the assembling device 3 can perform corresponding operations on the light transmission cable 200a.

The stripping device 2 is used for stripping the selected end of the optical cable 200a and changing the selected end into a fiber exposing end when the optical cable 200a reaches the stripping station. In this embodiment the peeling means 2 comprises a first peeling means 21 and a second peeling means 22, and in order to adapt the specific composition of the peeling means 2, the peeling stations also comprise a first sub-peeling station and a second sub-peeling station closer to the assembly station than the first sub-peeling station. Wherein the first stripping mechanism 21 is configured to strip the cable sheath of the selected end of the optical transmission cable 200a to expose the cable inner sheath of the selected end of the optical transmission cable 200a when the optical transmission cable 200a reaches the first sub-stripping station; the second stripping mechanism 22 is configured to strip the cable inner cover of the selected end of the optical transmission cable 200a to expose the core of the selected end of the optical transmission cable 200a when the optical transmission cable 200a reaches the second sub-stripping station, thereby making the selected end of the optical transmission cable 200a an exposed fiber end.

In other embodiments, the stripping apparatus 2 may also include only one stripping mechanism that can strip the cable outer and inner jackets of the selected end of the optical cable 200a to expose the core of the selected end of the optical cable 200a when the optical cable 200a reaches the only stripping station, thereby rendering the selected end of the optical cable 200a exposed.

The assembling device 3 is used for sleeving and adhering the connector 200b of the optical fiber jumper 200 to the fiber exposing end of the optical fiber cable 200a when the optical fiber cable 200a of the optical fiber jumper 200 reaches the assembling station. In the present embodiment, the assembly device 3 includes a dispensing unit 31 for carrying the connector 200b and adding glue into the connector 200b, and an assembly unit 32 for sheathing and adhering the connector 200b to the exposed end of the optical cable 200a. The assembling device 3 can automatically assemble the connector 200b on the light transmission cable 200a through the dispensing unit 31 and the assembling unit 32, so as to improve the efficiency and quality of the whole assembling process while reducing the labor intensity.

It can be seen that the above-mentioned apparatus 100 for manufacturing the optical fiber patch cord 200 can firstly strip the selected end portion of the optical fiber transmission cable 200a by the stripping device 2 and change the stripped end portion into the exposed end portion under the support of the conveying device 1, and then socket and adhere the connector 200b of the optical fiber patch cord 200 to the exposed end portion of the optical fiber transmission cable 200a by the assembling device 3, thereby realizing the operations of automatically stripping and automatically assembling the connector 200b and the optical fiber transmission cable 200a, so as to effectively reduce the labor intensity and manufacturing cost required by the process and improve the efficiency and quality of the whole manufacturing process.

The first peeling mechanism 21 and the second peeling mechanism 22 will be exemplarily described with reference to fig. 1, 3, and 4. As shown in fig. 3, the first peeling mechanism 21 includes a first driving mechanism 211 and a first cutter assembly 212, wherein the first cutter assembly 212 includes a first opening and closing assembly 2121 provided on the first driving mechanism 211, and a first peeling blade 2122 and a second peeling blade 2123 provided on the first opening and closing assembly 2121 and opposite to each other. The first opening and closing assembly 2121 may be optionally a device, such as a clamping cylinder, capable of driving the first and second scalpels 2122, 2123 toward or away from each other such that the first and second scalpels 2122, 2123 symmetrically cut into the cable sheath of the selected end of the optical transmission cable 200a. When the optical cable 200a reaches the first sub-peeling station, the first driving mechanism 211 can drive the first cutter assembly 212 to reciprocate along the extending direction of the optical cable 200a, so that the first peeling knife 2122 and the second peeling knife 2123 symmetrically cut into the selected end of the optical cable 200a can peel the cable outer skin of the optical cable 200a from the cable inner skin of the optical cable 200a. For a particular implementation, the first drive mechanism 211 may be selected to be any drive that assists the first cutter assembly 212 in performing the peeling operation described above, such as a multi-axis motion platform or a robotic arm.

As a preferred example, the first peeling mechanism 21 may further include a first receiving box 213 disposed below the first and second peeling knives 2122, 2123. When the cable sheath of the optical transmission cable 200a is partially stripped, the stripped cable sheath may be received by the first receiving box 213 to avoid scattering therearound.

As shown in fig. 4, the second peeling mechanism 22 includes a second driving mechanism 221 and a second cutter assembly 222, wherein the second cutter assembly 222 includes a second opening and closing assembly 2221 provided on the second driving mechanism 221, and a third peeling blade 2222 and a fourth peeling blade 2223 provided on the second opening and closing assembly 2221 and opposite to each other. The second opening and closing assembly 2221 may be optionally a device capable of driving the third and fourth scalpels 2222 and 2223 toward and away from each other, such as a clamping cylinder, so that the third and fourth scalpels 2222 and 2223 symmetrically cut into the cable inner skin of the transmission cable 200a at selected ends of the transmission cable 200a. When the optical cable 200a reaches the second sub-peeling station, the second driving mechanism 221 can drive the second cutter assembly 222 to reciprocate along the extending direction of the optical cable 200a, so that the third peeling knife 2222 and the fourth peeling knife 2223 symmetrically cut into the selected end of the optical cable 200a can peel the cable inner skin of the optical cable 200a from the fiber core of the optical cable 200a. For a particular implementation, the second drive mechanism 221 may be selected to be any drive that assists the second cutter assembly 222 in performing the peeling operation described above, such as a multi-axis motion platform or a robotic arm.

As a preferred example, the second peeling mechanism 22 may further include a second storage case 223 disposed below the third and fourth peeling blades 2222 and 2223. When the cable inner cover of the optical transmission cable 200a is stripped, the stripped cable inner cover can be received by the second receiving box 223 to avoid scattering around.

As another preferred example, the second peeling mechanism 22 may further include a first electrical heating element disposed on the second opening and closing assembly 2221 for heating the third peeling blade 2222, and/or a second electrical heating element disposed on the second opening and closing assembly 2221 for heating the fourth peeling blade 2223. The second peeling mechanism 22 may thermally peel the inner wire skin of the light transmission cable 200a under the heating action of the first and second electric heating elements, which is more effective against the inner wire skin composed of the resin layer and/or the rubber layer. Wherein, the first electric heating element and the second electric heating element can be any element such as a heating wire which can convert electric energy into heat energy so as to heat the corresponding peeling knife.

The above-mentioned dispensing unit 31 and the fitting unit 32 are exemplarily described next with reference to fig. 5 and 6. As shown in fig. 5, the dispensing unit 31 includes a loading assembly 312, a third driving mechanism 311, and a dispensing member 313 provided on the third driving mechanism 311. The loading assembly 312 includes at least a material clamp and may be used to clamp the connector 200b. The third driving mechanism 311 may be a multi-axis driving platform or a mechanical arm, which may be a driver for performing automation control. The third driving mechanism 311 is used to drive the glue application part 313 from the initial position to the position where the loading assembly 312 is located, so that the glue application part 313 can add glue to the connector 200b, and then drive the glue application part 313 back to the initial position. The initial position may be selected to be a position away from the loading assembly 312 and avoiding interference of the glue spreading member 313 with the loading assembly 312 and the assembly unit.

In order to improve the success rate of dispensing, the dispensing unit 31 may further include a first photographing module 314 disposed on the third driving mechanism 311, where the first photographing module 314 is configured to photograph the glue spreading component 313 and the connector 200b to be clamped, so that the third driving mechanism 311 may drive the glue spreading component 313 to accurately move to the loading component 312 according to the photographing result of the first photographing module 314, so that the glue spreading component 313 may accurately add glue into the connector 200b. The first photographing module 314 may be disposed on a stationary part of the third driving mechanism 311 in addition to being disposed on a movable part of the third driving mechanism 311 and moving synchronously with the glue applying part 313, and when the first photographing module 314 is disposed on the movable part of the third driving mechanism 311, the lens of the first photographing module 314 needs to face the material fixture so as to photograph the glue applying part 313 and the clamped connector 200b therein.

As an example, the glue application part 313 mainly includes a glue gun provided on the third driving mechanism 311, and a glue gun driver provided on the third driving mechanism 311 and connected to the glue gun, wherein the glue gun driver may be a linear driver such as a linear motor or a pneumatic cylinder. When the glue gun is used, the glue gun driver can drive the glue gun to output glue liquid outwards so as to finish operations such as gluing or dispensing.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the fitting unit 32 includes a fourth driving mechanism 321, and a grasping assembly 322 provided on the fourth driving mechanism 321. Gripping assembly 322 may alternatively be a jaw suitable for automated control, such as an electrically powered jaw or a pneumatically powered jaw. The grasping assembly 322 is used to grasp and release the connector 200b. The fourth driving mechanism 321 may be a multi-axis driving platform, a mechanical arm, or other driver capable of performing automation control. The fourth driving mechanism 321 is used for driving the grabbing component 322 to go into the dispensing unit 31 and remove the connector 200b with the glue solution, and driving the grabbing component 322 to sleeve the connector 200b on the exposed end of the optical cable 200a, so as to ensure that the connector 200b can be smoothly adhered to the optical cable 200a.

In order to increase the success rate of the fitting, the fitting unit 32 may further include a second photographing module 323 provided on the fourth driving mechanism 321. The second photographing module 323 is used for photographing the exposed fiber end of the connector 200b and the optical cable 200a. Specifically, the second photographing module 323 is preferably disposed on the movable component of the fourth driving mechanism 321 and moves synchronously with the grabbing component 322, so as to ensure that the second photographing module 323 can photograph the connector 200b and the fiber exposing end of the optical cable 200a almost without omission when the connector 200b is sleeved on the fiber exposing end of the optical cable 200a. In operation, the fourth driving mechanism 321 can accurately drive the grabbing component 322 to sleeve and adhere the connector 200b on the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable 200a based on the shooting result of the second shooting module 323, thereby improving the success rate of the assembly.

As shown in fig. 1, 7 and 8, in the present embodiment, the conveyor 1 may further have a wiping station located between the peeling station and the assembling station, and the apparatus 100 may further include a wiping device 4 provided at the wiping station of the conveyor 1. When the optical fiber transmission device is used, the conveyor 11 can convey the cable clamp 12 and the optical fiber transmission cable 200a clamped by the cable clamp 12 to reach a fiber wiping station, and the wiping device 4 can wipe the fiber core of the fiber exposing end of the optical fiber transmission cable 200a at the position so as to remove dust, moisture and other foreign matters of the fiber core, and ensure that the coupling and the bonding between the connector 200b and the fiber exposing end of the optical fiber transmission cable 200a are more reliable.

As an example, the wiping device 4 includes a fifth driving mechanism 41, a switch bracket 42 provided on the fifth driving mechanism 41, a cloth feeding mechanism 44 provided on the switch bracket 42 for feeding the wiping cloth, and a cloth loading mechanism 43 provided on the switch bracket 42 and selectively covering the wiping cloth on the core of the exposed end of the optical fiber cable 200a. The fifth drive mechanism 41 may alternatively be a drive suitable for automation, such as a multi-axis motion platform or a robotic arm. The fifth driving mechanism 41 is used for driving the switching support 42, the cloth supplying mechanism 44 and the cloth carrying mechanism 43, so that the cloth carrying mechanism 43 can reciprocate along the extending direction of the optical transmission cable 200a and drive the wiping cloth to wipe the fiber core repeatedly.

For a specific implementation, the cloth loading mechanism 43 may include a fixed clamping block 431 fixedly disposed on the adapting bracket 42, a movable clamping block 432 movably disposed on the adapting bracket 42 and disposed opposite to the fixed clamping block 431, and the cloth feeding mechanism 44 includes a first cloth feeding assembly mainly composed of a first cloth feeding wheel 441, a first cloth retrieving wheel 442, a first cloth 443 (e.g. non-woven cloth or cotton cloth) and a first rotation source 444, and a second cloth feeding assembly mainly composed of a second cloth feeding wheel 445, a second cloth retrieving wheel 446, a second cloth 447 (e.g. non-woven cloth or cotton cloth) and a second rotation source 448. The first wiper supply wheel 441 is rotatably provided on the switch bracket 42, and serves to release the first wiper 443 outwardly. The first wipe recovery wheel 442 is rotatably provided on the adapter bracket 42 and is used to recover the first wipe 443. The first rotation source 444 is provided on the adapter bracket 42 and may be a device capable of outputting rotation, such as an electric or hydraulic motor. The first rotation source 444 is configured to drive the first wiper recovery wheel 442 to rotate, so that the rotating first wiper recovery wheel 442 can pull the first wiper supply wheel 441 through the first wiper 443 to release the first wiper 443 and simultaneously rotate the first wiper 443, thereby ensuring that the portion of the first wiper 443 resting on the movable clamping block 432 can be updated. A second wipe supply wheel 445 is rotatably disposed on the adapter bracket 42 and serves to release the second wipe 447 outwardly. The second wipe recovery wheel 446 is rotatably provided on the adapter bracket 42 and is used to recover the second wipe 447. The second rotation source 448 is provided on the adapter bracket 42 and may alternatively be a device capable of outputting rotation, such as an electric motor or a hydraulic motor. The second rotation source 448 is configured to drive the second wiper recovery wheel 446 to rotate, such that the rotating second wiper recovery wheel 446 may pull the second wiper supply wheel 445 through the second wiper 447 to release the second wiper 447 while also rotating, thereby ensuring that the portion of the second wiper 447 resting on the fixed clamp 431 can be updated. The clamp block driving mechanism 433 may be alternatively a linear motor or a pneumatic cylinder or the like suitable for implementing an automated linear driver. The clamp block driving mechanism 433 is used for driving the movable clamp block 432 to approach or depart from the fixed clamp block 431, and when the movable clamp block 432 and the fixed clamp block 431 approach each other, the first wiping cloth 443 positioned on the movable clamp block 432 and the second wiping cloth 447 positioned on the fixed clamp block 431 can symmetrically cover the fiber cores of the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable 200a, and then the fifth driving mechanism 41 drives the switching bracket 42, the cloth supplying mechanism 44 and the cloth carrying mechanism 43 to reciprocate along the extending direction of the optical transmission cable 200a, and drives the first wiping cloth 443 and the second wiping cloth 447 to wipe the fiber cores repeatedly.

As shown in fig. 4, 5, 7 and 8, in this embodiment the apparatus 100 may further comprise at least one clamping device 7 provided at the peeling, wiping and/or assembling station. As a preferred example, the apparatus 100 comprises three clamping devices 7 arranged in sequence at the second peeling station, the wiping station and the assembling station. Any one of the clamping devices 7 is used to clamp a selected end or exposed end of the optical transmission cable 200a when the optical transmission cable 200a reaches and stays at the corresponding station, so that the second stripping mechanism 22, the wiping device 4 or the assembling device 3 processes the same.

As a preferred example, each clamping device 7 comprises a linear driving member 71 and an automatic clamping jaw 72 provided on the linear driving member 71 for clamping the optical transmission cable 200a, see in detail fig. 4. The linear driving part 71 may be a linear motor or a cylinder or other device capable of outputting linear motion, and is used for driving the automatic clamping jaw 72 to do the motion of the light transmission cable 200a which is hidden into the peeling station or the assembling station when necessary. The automatic clamping jaw 72 can be selected from a clamping jaw structure suitable for automatic control, such as an electric clamping jaw or a pneumatic clamping jaw.

As shown in fig. 1 and 9, in the present embodiment, the conveying device 1 may further have a fiber pulling station located between the fiber wiping station and the peeling station, and the apparatus 100 may further include a fiber pulling device 5 provided at the fiber pulling station of the conveying device 1. When the optical fiber transmission device is used, the conveyor 11 can convey the cable clamp 12 and the optical fiber transmission cable 200a clamped by the cable clamp 12 to reach a fiber pulling position, at the moment, the fiber pulling device 5 can pull the fiber core of the exposed end of the optical fiber transmission cable 200a at the position, if the fiber core is damaged such as fracture/crack, the fiber core is broken in the pulling process, and therefore the optical fiber transmission cable 200a with flaws can be timely found.

For a specific implementation, the fiber pulling device 5 may be any device capable of pulling the fiber core. As an example, the fiber pulling device 5 includes a seventh driving mechanism 51, and a pulling lever 52 provided on the seventh driving mechanism 51. The seventh drive mechanism 51 may be selected as a suitable driver for automation, such as a multi-axis motion stage or a robotic arm, and the seventh drive mechanism 51 is configured to drive the lever 52 toward the open end of the core and perform a toggle motion on its core.

As shown in fig. 1 and 10, in the present embodiment, the conveyor 1 may also have a calibration station located upstream of the peeling station, and the apparatus 100 may further comprise a calibration device 6 provided at the calibration station of the conveyor 1. In use, the conveyor 11 is capable of transporting the cable clamp 12 and the optical transmission cable 200a held by the cable clamp 12 to a fiber pulling station, at which point the alignment device 6 aligns and positions selected ends of the optical transmission cable 200a, and the alignment and positioning of the optical transmission cable 200a is expected to meet the expectations, thereby ensuring that the optical transmission cable 200a can be peeled and assembled more accurately in subsequent processes, and the like. It should be emphasized that, in addition to the calibration device 6 being arranged upstream of the peeling station, a calibration station and the calibration device 6 arranged at the calibration station may be additionally arranged between the first sub-peeling station and the first sub-peeling station, so that the calibration device can straighten and position the selected end of the light transmission cable 200a after the first peeling operation, thereby improving the precision and quality of the second peeling operation.

For a particular implementation, the calibration device 6 selects any device that is capable of aligning and positioning a selected end of the optical transmission cable 200a. As an example, the calibration device 6 includes a sixth driving mechanism 61, a calibration mold 62 provided on the sixth driving mechanism 61 and having a calibration receptacle 62 a. The sixth drive mechanism 61 may be selected as a drive suitable for automation, such as an automated slide table, a multi-axis motion platform, or a robotic arm. The sixth drive mechanism 61 is used to drive the alignment mold 62 so that a selected end of the optical transmission cable 200a can be inserted into and aligned and positioned by the alignment receptacle 62 a. As one example, when the fiber optic jumper 200 includes a plurality of optical transmission cables 200a, the calibration mold 62 may also include a plurality of calibration receptacles 62a, thereby utilizing the plurality of calibration receptacles 62a to align and position all of the optical transmission cables 200a of one or more fiber optic jumpers 200 at a time.

Fig. 11 shows a flowchart of a method for manufacturing an optical fiber jumper 200 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 11, an embodiment of the present application also provides a method 1000 for manufacturing an optical fiber jumper 200, the method 1000 being implemented by the apparatus 100 described above. The method 1000 includes: step S1001, peeling the selected end of the optical transmission cable 200a and making the selected end become a fiber exposing end; step S1002, poking the fiber core of the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable 200 a; step S1003, wiping the fiber core of the exposed fiber end of the optical transmission cable 200 a; in step S1004, the connector 200b is sleeved and adhered to the fiber exposing end of the optical cable 200a. Thus, the device 100 can implement the automatic peeling and the automatic assembling operation between the connector 200b and the optical transmission cable 200a, which can effectively reduce the labor intensity and the manufacturing cost required by the process and improve the efficiency and quality of the whole manufacturing process.

It should be emphasized that the steps S1001 and S1004 of the foregoing method are indispensable steps in manufacturing the optical fiber jumper 200, and the steps S1002 and S1003 are optional or optional steps, and the specific choice or not may be determined by those skilled in the art according to actual requirements.

In the above description of the present application, the multi-axis driving platform can refer to the following books in addition to selecting the specific structure shown in the corresponding drawings: dynamic modeling and control of a multi-axis system are published by Beijing university. In addition, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "fixed," "mounted," "connected," or "connected" should be construed broadly. For example, in terms of the term "coupled," it may be fixedly coupled, detachably coupled, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intermediaries, or in communication with each other or in interaction with each other. Therefore, unless otherwise defined explicitly, those skilled in the art will understand the specific meaning of the terms in the present application according to the specific circumstances.

It will be further understood by those skilled in the art from the foregoing description of the present application that terms such as "upper," "lower," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like, which indicate an orientation or a positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings of the present application, which are merely for the purpose of facilitating the explanation of aspects of the present application and simplifying the description, and do not explicitly or implicitly refer to devices or elements that must have the particular orientation, be constructed and operate in the particular orientation, and therefore the above orientation or positional relationship terms should not be interpreted or construed as limiting aspects of the present application.

In addition, the terms "first" or "second" and the like used in the present application are used to refer to numbers or ordinal terms only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three or more, etc., unless explicitly defined otherwise.

While various embodiments of the present application have been shown and described herein, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that such embodiments are provided by way of example only. Numerous modifications, changes, and substitutions will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. It should be understood that various alternatives to the embodiments of the application described herein may be employed in practicing the application. The appended claims are intended to define the scope of the application and are therefore to cover all equivalents or alternatives falling within the scope of these claims.

Claims (18)

1. An apparatus for manufacturing an optical fiber jumper, comprising:

the conveying device is provided with a peeling station and an assembling station and is used for clamping the light transmission cable of the optical fiber jumper and sequentially conveying the light transmission cable to the peeling station and the assembling station;

peeling means for peeling a selected end of the optical transmission cable and making the selected end become a fiber exposing end when the optical transmission cable reaches the peeling station; and

and the assembling device is used for sleeving and bonding the connector of the optical fiber jumper to the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable when the optical transmission cable reaches the assembling station.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the peeling station comprises a first sub-peeling station and a second sub-peeling station which is closer to the assembling station than the first sub-peeling station;

the peeling device includes:

a first stripping mechanism for stripping a cable jacket of a selected end of the light transmission cable to expose a cable jacket of the selected end of the light transmission cable when the light transmission cable reaches the first sub-stripping station; and

and the second peeling mechanism is used for peeling the cable inner cover of the selected end part of the light transmission cable to expose the fiber core of the selected end part of the light transmission cable when the light transmission cable reaches the second sub-peeling station.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first peeling mechanism comprises:

a first driving mechanism;

the first cutter assembly comprises a first opening and closing assembly arranged on the first driving mechanism, and a first stripping knife and a second stripping knife which are arranged on the first opening and closing assembly and are opposite to each other, wherein the first opening and closing assembly is used for driving the first stripping knife and the second stripping knife to be close to each other or far away from each other; and

the first driving mechanism can drive the first cutter component to reciprocate along the extending direction of the light transmission cable, so that the first stripping knife and the second stripping knife which are symmetrically cut into the selected end part of the light transmission cable can strip the cable outer skin of the light transmission cable from the cable inner skin.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second peeling mechanism comprises:

a second driving mechanism;

the second cutter assembly comprises a second opening and closing assembly arranged on the second driving mechanism, and a third broach and a fourth broach which are arranged on the second opening and closing assembly and are opposite to each other, wherein the second opening and closing assembly is used for driving the third broach and the fourth broach to be close to each other or far away from each other; and

the second driving mechanism can drive the second cutter assembly to reciprocate along the extending direction of the light transmission cable, so that the third stripping knife and the fourth stripping knife which are symmetrically cut into the selected end part of the light transmission cable can strip the cable inner skin from the fiber core.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a first electrical heating element disposed on the second opening and closing assembly for heating the third stripping blade, and/or a second electrical heating element disposed on the second opening and closing assembly for heating the fourth stripping blade.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the assembly device comprises:

the dispensing unit is used for bearing the connector and adding glue solution into the connector; and

and the assembling unit is used for sleeving and bonding the connector to the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:

the dispensing unit includes:

a third driving mechanism;

a loading assembly for holding the connector;

a glue coating part arranged on the third driving mechanism; and

a first photographing module provided on the third driving mechanism and photographing the adhesive member and the connector;

the third driving mechanism drives the gluing component to move to the position where the loading component is located according to the shooting result of the first shooting module, so that the gluing component can add the glue solution into the connector;

the assembly unit includes:

a fourth driving mechanism;

a gripping assembly provided on the fourth driving mechanism; and

the second shooting module is arranged on the fourth driving mechanism and is used for shooting the fiber exposing ends of the connector and the light transmission cable;

the fourth driving mechanism is used for driving the grabbing component to go into the dispensing unit and taking away the connector added with the glue solution, and driving the grabbing component to sleeve the connector on the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable according to the shooting result of the second shooting module.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conveyor further has a wiping station located between the stripping station and the assembly station, the apparatus further comprising a wiping device for wiping the core of the exposed end of the optical transmission cable when the optical transmission cable reaches the wiping station.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the wiping device comprises

A fifth driving mechanism;

the switching bracket is arranged on the fifth driving mechanism;

the cloth supplying mechanism is arranged on the switching support and is used for supplying wiping cloth;

the cloth carrying mechanism is arranged on the switching support and can selectively cover the wiping cloth on the fiber core of the fiber exposing end of the light transmission cable;

the fifth driving mechanism is used for driving the switching support, the cloth supplying mechanism and the cloth carrying mechanism to reciprocate along the extending direction of the light transmission cable, so that the cloth carrying mechanism can drive the wiping cloth to wipe the fiber cores repeatedly.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein:

the cloth carrying mechanism comprises:

the fixed clamping block is fixedly arranged on the switching support;

a movable clamping block which is movably arranged on the switching bracket and is arranged opposite to the fixed clamping block; and

the clamping block driving mechanism is arranged on the switching support and is used for driving the movable clamping block to be close to or far away from the fixed clamping block;

the wipe comprises a first wipe and a second wipe,

the cloth carrying mechanism comprises:

a first wiper supply wheel rotatably provided on the transfer bracket and configured to release the first wiper outwardly;

the first wiping cloth recovery wheel is rotatably arranged on the switching bracket and is used for recovering the first wiping cloth;

the first rotating source is arranged on the switching support and is used for driving the first wiping cloth supply wheel, the first wiping cloth recovery wheel and the first wiping cloth so that the part of the first wiping cloth which stays on the movable clamping block can be updated;

a second wiper supply wheel rotatably provided on the transfer bracket and configured to release the second wiper outwardly;

the second wiping cloth recovery wheel is rotatably arranged on the switching bracket and is used for recovering the second wiping cloth; and

the second rotation source is arranged on the switching support and is used for driving the second wiping cloth supply wheel, the second wiping cloth recovery wheel and the second wiping cloth so that the part of the second wiping cloth which stays on the fixed clamping block can be updated;

when the movable clamping block and the fixed clamping block are close to each other, the first wiping cloth positioned on the movable clamping block and the second wiping cloth positioned on the fixed clamping block can symmetrically cover fiber cores at the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein:

the conveying device is further provided with a fiber poking station positioned between the fiber wiping station and the assembling station, and the device further comprises a fiber poking device for poking the fiber cores of the fiber exposing ends of the optical transmission cables when the optical transmission cables reach the fiber poking station.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the conveyor further has a calibration station upstream of the stripping station, the apparatus further comprising a calibration device for straightening and positioning selected ends of the light transmission cable when the light transmission cable reaches the calibration station.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the calibration means comprises:

a sixth driving mechanism;

a calibration mold having a calibration receptacle for receiving an end of the optical transmission cable;

the sixth drive mechanism is configured to drive the alignment mold such that a selected end of the optical transmission cable can be inserted into and aligned and positioned by the alignment receptacle.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least one gripping device at the stripping station and/or the assembly station, at least one of the gripping devices being adapted to grip a selected end or exposed end of the light transmission cable when it reaches and stays at the stripping station and/or the assembly station for handling thereof by the stripping device and/or the assembly device.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the clamping device comprises a linear drive member and an automatic clamping jaw provided on the linear drive member for clamping the light transmission cable, the linear drive member for driving the automatic clamping jaw to move away from the light transmission cable entering the stripping station or the assembly station.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conveying means comprises:

a conveyor;

the cable clamp is arranged on the conveyor and used for clamping the light transmission cable;

the conveyor is used for conveying the cable clamp and the light transmission cable to pass through the peeling station and the assembling station in sequence.

17. A method for manufacturing an optical fiber jumper, characterized in that it is implemented by the apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 16 and comprises:

peeling a selected end of the optical transmission cable of the optical fiber jumper and enabling the selected end to be a fiber exposing end;

and sleeving and bonding the connector of the optical fiber jumper on the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable.

18. The method as recited in claim 17, further comprising:

wiping a fiber core of the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable before the step of sleeving and bonding the connector to the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable is performed; and/or

Before the step of sleeving and bonding the connector on the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable is performed, the fiber core of the fiber exposing end of the optical transmission cable is shifted.