CN201163301Y - Fiber-optical cutter - Google Patents

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CN201163301Y
CN201163301Y CNU200820003118XU CN200820003118U CN201163301Y CN 201163301 Y CN201163301 Y CN 201163301Y CN U200820003118X U CNU200820003118X U CN U200820003118XU CN 200820003118 U CN200820003118 U CN 200820003118U CN 201163301 Y CN201163301 Y CN 201163301Y
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The utility model discloses an optical fiber cutting device. The structure is as follows: in a status that a disc-shaped blade part pushes against the glass optical fiber part of an optical fiber, the optical fiber cutting device moves the disc-shaped blade part in order to form a notch on the surface of the glass optical fiber part. A feeding roller makes the blade part rotate synchronously with the movement of the feeding roller, the blade part is driven to rotate through a contact friction force generated by the contact between the blade part and a contact part, and the contact part is fixed on the traveling path of the blade part.

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Optical fiber cleaver
Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of optical fiber cleaver, and it comes cutting optical fibre by using the disk blade parts to form otch on the surface of the glass optical fiber part of optical fiber.
Background technology
" stress fracture " method is the method that silica-based optical fiber is cut in known being used to.
This stress fracture method is a kind of like this method: at first form initial incision by the adamantine cutting blade of being made by superhard alloy or adamas etc. that is used to form otch on the surface of the glass optical fiber part of optical fiber, subsequently glass optical fiber is partly applied bending stress so that make fibercuts, thereby promptly on the section of optical fiber, obtain minute surface by splitting.
According to this method, can not use the cutting surface of grinding optical fiber such as grinding stone and form minute surface apace.Therefore, in the building site and the laboratory, this method can connect multiple optical cable effectively.
Developed a kind of like this device as the optical fiber cleaver of carrying out this stress fracture method, it is partly mobile towards the glass optical fiber of optical fiber with the disk blade parts that this device construction becomes, and form otch on the surface of this glass optical fiber part.
Yet, be configured to use on the glass optical fiber part surface of blade part at optical fiber in the device that forms otch this, when reusable blade part rust, the profile of optic fibre that breaks to form that produces is not good minute surface by splitting.
Correspondingly, propose a kind of like this optical fiber cleaver: wherein the disk blade parts are installed as when unclamping the screw that is used for the tightening tools chip part and can rotate freely, and before the blade part rust, the operator of device unclamps blade part, and make blade part center on the suitable angle of its disc centre rotation, so that change the contact area of blade part and glass optical fiber part.
Yet there is following problem in the device of this correlation technique.That is it is heavier that, the rotating blade parts change the burden that the operation of contact area between blade part and the glass optical fiber part makes the operator bear.In addition, the frequency of contact area changes along with the operator between change blade part and the glass optical fiber part.Therefore, be difficult to suitably to change contact area between blade part and the glass optical fiber part.
Correspondingly, for fear of this problem occurring, the optical fiber cleaver shown in Figure 13 A and Figure 13 B has been proposed.
Optical fiber cleaver 100 is disclosed in the open No.6-186436 of unexamined Jap.P..Optical fiber cleaver 100 has a pair of upper and lower clamping part 104 and 105, disk blade parts 107, support frame 109 and block part 111.The glass optical fiber part 103 that last clamping part 104 and 105 maintenances of following clamping part are exposed by the covering of peeling off optical fiber 102.Disk blade parts 107 are suitable for moving to the below by these clamping parts 104 and the 105 glass optical fiber parts 103 of fixing, and form otch on the outer peripheral face of glass optical fiber part 103.Support frame 109 is supporting blade parts 107 rotatably.Block part 111 is arranged on the top of glass optical fiber part 103 in mode moving up and down, so that bending load is applied to the upper surface of glass optical fiber part 103.Use blade part 107 forms the operation of otch on by clamping part 104 and 105 fixing glass optical fiber parts 103 after finishing, apply bending load by 111 pairs of glass optical fiber parts 103 of block part.Obtain thus to split and the section that forms by optical fiber.
Shown in Figure 13 B, in optical fiber cleaver 100, gear 113 is arranged on the side of blade part 107 integratedly.Gear 113 and first leaf spring 115 of driven wheel and second leaf spring, 117 engagements that are used to prevent the gear reverse rotation.
When block part 111 fell, first leaf spring 115 was pushed downwards by operative pin 119, and this operative pin 119 is arranged on the cardinal extremity of block part 111 regularly.Gear 113 is along the rotation of the direction of arrow R shown in Figure 13 B predetermined constant angle.Because gear 113 is one with blade part 107, so blade part 107 rotates the predetermined constant angle integratedly with gear 113.Therefore, changed the contact area of blade part 107 with glass optical fiber part 103.
That is, in the optical fiber cleaver 100 shown in Figure 13 A and Figure 13 B, blade part 107 synchronously rotates the predetermined constant angle automatically with the descending motion of block part 111, so that the glass optical fiber part 103 that is formed with otch on it is split.Like this, changed the contact area of blade part 107 with glass optical fiber part 103.Correspondingly, can change the contact area of blade part and do not increase operator's burden.In addition, can reduce the variation that contact area changes frequency.
Simultaneously, in optical fiber cleaver 100, by blade part 107 rotations are changed the contact area of blade part 107 and glass optical fiber part 103 corresponding to the predetermined angular of (1/12) of for example circumference at every turn.Yet, consider the processibility and the manufacturing cost of the gear 113 that is used for rotating blade parts 107, there is lower limit in the predetermined constant angles of blade part 107 each rotations.
Therefore, in the optical fiber cleaver 100 of correlation technique, the each length that changes of contact area is longer relatively.Correspondingly, change the number of times existence restriction of the contact area of blade part 107.Therefore, there is the problem in the life-span that is difficult to prolong blade part 107 in the optical fiber cleaver 100 of correlation technique.
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Exemplary embodiment of the present utility model provides a kind of like this optical fiber cleaver, it can automatically change the contact area of blade part and glass optical fiber part and not increase operator's burden, and the rotation amount that each for a change described contact area can be rotated described blade part is set at optional smaller value, thereby prolongs the life-span of described blade part.
Realize the utility model by device with following structure.
(1), a kind of optical fiber cleaver that is used for cutting optical fibre, comprising: the disk blade parts, by described blade part being shifted to the glass optical fiber part of described optical fiber, described blade part forms otch on the surface of the glass optical fiber part of described optical fiber.Described optical fiber cleaver is characterised in that, synchronously rotates by making described blade part and its move operation, to change the contact area between described blade part and the described glass optical fiber part.
Adopt this structure, described blade part moves synchronously rotation with it.Contact area between described blade part and the described glass optical fiber part automatically changes.
Correspondingly, can automatically change the contact area between described blade part and the described glass optical fiber part and not increase operator's burden.
(2), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (1) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (2)) also comprises: contact component, it is arranged in the mobile route of described blade part regularly.Described optical fiber cleaver is characterised in that, realizes the rotation of described blade part by the contact friction force of the generation of the contact between described blade part and the described contact component.
(3), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (2) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (3)), it is characterized in that described blade part comprises: send into roller, it is used to accept described contact friction force; And one-way clutch, it only is used for the described moment of torsion of sending into roller being delivered to described blade part when described when sending into roller along a direction rotation.
Like this, in the move operation of described blade part, described contact component contacts with the described roller of sending on journey and the return going.Yet, owing to be provided with one-way clutch, described blade part only one of in going journey and return on rotation.Therefore, even removing to act on the journey described contact component and described to send into the direction of the contact friction force between the roller opposite with contact friction force direction on the return, can not make described blade part reverse rotation yet.Therefore, can suitably rotate described blade part along a direction.
In addition, according to the selection of the direction of operating of described one-way clutch, can determine that described blade part is to go on the journey rotation or rotating on return.
(4), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (3) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (4)) also comprises: position adjusting mechanism, it regulates the described contact friction of sending between roller and the described contact component.Described optical fiber cleaver is characterised in that, fixes described contact component by described position adjusting mechanism, and by regulating the rotation amount that described position adjusting mechanism changes described blade part.
Adopt such structure, regulate contact friction, the rotation amount that is used to change the described blade part of described contact area can be set at arbitrary value by using described position adjusting mechanism.Therefore, can increase the maximum change number of times of the contact area of described blade part.Correspondingly, can prolong the life-span of described blade part.
(5), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (4) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (5)), it is characterized in that, described position adjusting mechanism can be regulated the position of described contact component along three directions, and described three directions comprise: the moving direction of the direction of the rotation of described disk blade parts, the described blade part vertical with the rotation of described blade part and with all vertical direction of moving direction of the rotation and the described blade part of described blade part.
Adopt this structure,, described contact area and the described contact width of sending between the roller can be adjusted to arbitrary value by regulate the position of described contact component along the direction of the rotation of described blade part.In addition, by adjust the position of described contact component along the moving direction of the described blade part vertical, described contact component and the described contact length of sending between the roller can be adjusted to arbitrary value with the rotation of described blade part.By along adjusting the position of described contact component, described contact component and the described contact pressure of sending between the roller can be adjusted to arbitrary value with all vertical direction of the moving direction of the rotation direction of described blade part and described blade part.The combination that corresponds respectively to the adjusting of these three directions by position adjusting mechanism can increase and acts on described contact component and the described range of adjustment of sending into the contact friction force between the roller, and can finely tune contact friction force.In addition, can regulate the rotation amount of described blade part more accurately.In addition, can recover the contact friction force that the abrasion owing to described contact component reduces.
(6), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (1) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (6)) also comprises: arm member, it is arranged in the mobile route of described blade part regularly.This optical fiber cleaver is characterised in that described blade part comprises gear, by being arranged on the rotation that arm member in the described mobile route and the contact between the described gear realize described blade part regularly.
(7), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (6) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (7)) also comprises: teat, its be arranged on described gear towards the surface of described blade part or described blade part on the surface of described gear, and be used to locate described gear.
(8), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (6) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (8)), it is characterized in that described arm member comprises elastomeric element.
Like this, in the move operation of described blade part, described arm member can contact or Elastic Contact with described gear.Therefore, can make described blade part rotation reliably.
(9), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (6) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (9)), it is characterized in that, by the fixing described arm member of described position adjusting mechanism.
Adopt this structure, can use described position adjusting mechanism that contact pressure or contact length between described arm member and the described gear are adjusted to arbitrary value.Can regulate the rotation amount of described blade part reliably with high precision.
(10), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (1) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (10)) also comprises: cleaning device, it is arranged in the mobile route of described blade part.
Like this, though the chip that produces when on described glass optical fiber part, forming otch attached to described blade part on, also can before otch forms operation next time, remove attached to the chip on the described blade part by the clean operation by described cleaning device.Therefore, the chip that remains on the described blade part does not influence the operation of otch formation next time.
(11), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (1) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (11)), it is characterized in that, described blade part to-and-fro movement, and rotate on the journey going, and on described glass optical fiber part, forming otch on the return.
Adopt this structure, before being about to carry out otch formation operation, change the contact area between described blade part and the described glass optical fiber part at every turn.Therefore, can form otch by the blade part of sharp edges.
(12), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (1) (below be called the optical fiber cleaver described in (12)), it is characterized in that described blade part comprises the mark of rotation status that can be by the described blade part of visual inspection.
Adopt this structure, when described blade part and its move operation synchronously rotated, the mark that is arranged on the described blade part moved.Therefore, easily whether visual inspection has suitably changed described contact area by the rotation of described blade part.This is convenient to regulate the rotation amount of described blade part and the synchronous rotation of its move operation.
(13), the embodiment of the optical fiber cleaver described in (12), it is characterized in that, circumferentially a plurality of marks are set along described blade part with 20 intervals of spending in the 45 degree scopes.
According to optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model,, automatically change the contact area between described blade part and the described glass optical fiber part by described blade part and the synchronous rotation of its move operation.
Correspondingly, can automatically change the contact area between described blade part and the described glass optical fiber part and not increase operator's burden.
Can learn further feature and advantage from following embodiment, accompanying drawing and claims.
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Fig. 1 is the skeleton view that schematically shows according to first embodiment of optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is the planimetric map that the body of optical fiber cleaver shown in Figure 1 is shown.
Fig. 3 is the view that the direction along arrow A shown in Figure 2 obtains.
Fig. 4 A is that the key diagram that uses blade part to form the operation of otch in the glass optical fiber part is shown to Fig. 4 D.
Fig. 5 is the planimetric map that illustrates according to the body of second embodiment of optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.
Fig. 6 is the view that the direction along arrow B shown in Figure 5 obtains.
Fig. 7 is the planimetric map that illustrates according to the major part of the body of the 3rd embodiment of optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.
Fig. 8 is the view that the direction along arrow C shown in Figure 7 obtains.
Fig. 9 is the planimetric map that illustrates according to the major part of the body of the 4th embodiment of optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.
Figure 10 is the view that the direction along arrow D shown in Figure 9 obtains.
Figure 11 is the planimetric map that illustrates according to the major part of the body of the 5th embodiment of optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.
Figure 12 is the view that the direction along arrow E shown in Figure 11 obtains.
Figure 13 A is the skeleton view of the major part of correlation technique optical fiber cleaver.Figure 13 B illustrates the key diagram that changes the mechanism of contact area by the rotating blade parts.
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Below, with reference to the preferred embodiment of accompanying drawing detailed description according to optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.
Fig. 1 is the skeleton view that schematically shows according to the outward appearance of first embodiment of optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.Fig. 2 is the planimetric map that the body of optical fiber cleaver shown in Figure 1 is shown.Fig. 3 is the view that the direction along arrow A shown in Figure 2 obtains.Fig. 4 A is that the key diagram that uses blade part shown in Figure 3 to form the operation of otch in the glass optical fiber part is shown to Fig. 4 D.
As shown in Figure 1, optical fiber cleaver 1 comprises: lower casing 5, and it has disk blade parts 3; And upper casing 9, it is rotatably connected to an end of lower casing 5 by hinge member 7.
As shown in Figure 1, the optical fiber mounting portion 19 that is used for positioning optical waveguides retainer 17 is arranged on the upper surface of lower casing 5, and optical fiber holder 17 is used to keep optical fiber 15.
Optical fiber holder 17 has and is used for from the pedestal 21 of supported underneath optical fiber holder 17 and is used for optical fiber 15 is pressed in pressing plate 22 on the pedestal 21.
The location of optical fiber holder 17 is carried out in optical fiber mounting portion 19, thereby makes glass optical fiber part 16 that the end of the optical fiber 15 that keeps from optical fiber holder 17 exposes intersect with the mobile route (i.e. the path of being represented by arrow X shown in Figure 2) of blade part 3 above lower casing 5.
With the mode supported framework 11 that the direction that can represent along arrow X shown in Figure 2 moves, this support frame 11 rotatably supports plate-like blade part 3.Shown in Fig. 4 A, when the end face 11a that exposes from the side of lower casing 5 when support frame 11 was subjected to pushing, this support frame 11 slided along the direction of pushing end face 11a.Blade part 3 moves integratedly with support frame 11.
To shown in Fig. 4 D, spring members 13 is arranged on the opposite side of support frame 11 as Fig. 4 A, and is used for along the direction pushing support frame 11 that support frame 11 is pushed back.
Shown in Fig. 4 B, sliding support framework 11 makes blade part 3 (promptly as described below above otch formation position P when pushing also, blade part 3 and the glass optical fiber part 16 in the optical fiber contact and form the position of otch) time, support frame 11 engages and is fixed on this position with extension locking mechanism (not shown) in being arranged on lower casing 5.
Shown in Fig. 4 B, after blade part 3 surpasses otch formation position P and fixes, shown in Fig. 4 C, will keep the optical fiber holder 17 of optical fiber 15 to be set on the optical fiber mounting portion 19.Thus, glass optical fiber part 16 is positioned at otch and forms P place, position.
When the position that is in shown in Fig. 4 C, upper casing 9 is (that is, upper casing 9 is turned to lower casing 5 and be pressed on the upper surface of lower casing 5) of closing, and is arranged on joint on the upper casing 9 and removes the part (not shown) and remove support frame 11 and hang joint between the locking mechanism.Therefore, the pushing force of spring members 13 makes support frame 11 fast returns to initial position.This moment, the move operation of blade part 3 made the cutting edge of blade part 3 contact with glass optical fiber part 16, and formed otch on glass optical fiber part 16.
In according to optical fiber cleaver 1 of the present utility model, with the move operation that is used to form otch of blade part 3 rotating blade parts 3 synchronously.Change the contact area of blade part 3 and glass optical fiber part 16 thus.
The mechanism that is used to blade part 3 and its move operation are synchronously rotated is constructed as follows.
In the move operation that is used to form otch of blade part 3, realize by the contact friction force that contact produced between blade part 3 and the contact component 27 that blade part 3 moves synchronously with it and rotate that contact component 27 is arranged in the mobile route of blade part 3 regularly.
Contact component 27 is made by the big elastomeric material of friction factor, and is fixed to by position adjusting mechanism 28 on the body of lower casing 5, and position adjusting mechanism 28 is arranged in the mobile route of blade part 3.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, blade part 3 comprises: send into roller 31, it is configured to by contacting with contact component 27 and accepting contact friction force and rotate; And one-way clutch 33, it only is configured to will send into the moment of torsion of roller 31 be delivered to blade part 3 when specific direction rotates when sending into roller 31, thereby makes blade part 3 rotations.
In the present embodiment, one-way clutch 33 embeds the interior circumferential portion of sending into roller 31.The output shaft of one-way clutch 33 is fixed on the central shaft of blade part 3.
Position adjusting mechanism 28 is plate member, and contact component 27 is fixed on the upper surface of this plate member.Position adjusting mechanism 28 is installed on the body of lower casing 5 and can realizes three position adjustments on the direction, and these three directions comprise: the moving direction (being the directions X shown in Fig. 2) of the direction of the rotation of disk blade parts 3 (being the Y direction shown in Fig. 2), the blade part 3 vertical with the rotation of blade part 3 and with the rotation and all vertical direction of the moving direction of blade part 3 of blade part 3.By making position adjusting mechanism 28 carry out position adjustments on three directions (being directions X, Y direction and Z direction), can regulate contact component 27 and send into the position of roller 31 position contacting on each direction.
Send into the contact area between roller 31 and the contact component 27 and act between the two contact pressure by regulating contact component 27 and send into roller 31 position contacting, can changing.Therefore, can regulate the size of sending into the contact friction force between roller 31 and the contact component 27.
In the present embodiment, to shown in Fig. 4 D, the set positions that is provided with of contact component 27 is the direction that moves along blade part 3 and the otch formation position preset distance of being separated by as Fig. 4 A.Therefore, pushing support frame 11 make send into roller 31 and form position P by otch after, form the position of position P departing from otch, make blade part 3 owing to the contact friction between contact component 27 and the blade part 3 is rotated.
Then, in optical fiber cleaver 1, shown in Fig. 4 D, move the cleaning device 35 that setting contacts with blade part 3 in the path of returning, be used for the surface of cleaning blade parts 3 at blade part 3 according to present embodiment.
Cleaning device 35 is installed in the upper casing 9.When upper casing 9 was closed, cleaning device 35 was projected in the mobile route of blade part 3.In addition, clean the surface of blade part 3 by the contact between the bristle (or non-weaving cloth) of blade part 3 and cleaning device 35.
In above-mentioned optical fiber cleaver 1, synchronously make blade part 3 rotations with the move operation that is used for the blade part 3 of formation otch 24 on glass optical fiber part 16.Like this, the contact area between blade part 3 and the glass optical fiber part 16 automatically changes.
Therefore, can automatically change the contact area between blade part 3 and the glass optical fiber part 16, and not increase operator's burden.
In addition, in optical fiber cleaver 1 according to present embodiment, realize the rotation of blade part 3 by contact friction force, above-mentioned contact friction force produces by blade part 3 and the contact that is arranged on regularly between the contact component 27 in the mobile route of blade part 3.
Blade part 3 comprises: send into roller 31, it is used to accept contact friction force; And one-way clutch 33, its moment of torsion that only is used for will sending into roller 31 when sending into roller 31 along a direction rotation is delivered to blade part 3.
Like this, at the move operation of the blade part 3 that is used on glass optical fiber part 16 forming otch 24, contact component 27 is going on journey and the return and is sending into roller 31 and contact.Yet owing to be provided with one-way clutch 33, blade part 3 only can go rotation on one of journey and return.Therefore, even the direction of the contact friction force on the direction of going to act on contact component 27 on the journey and send into the contact friction force between the roller 31 and return is opposite, can not make blade part 3 reverse rotations yet.Therefore, blade part 3 can be suitably along a direction rotation.
In addition, according to the selection of the direction of operating of one-way clutch 33, can determine that blade part 3 is to remove Cheng Xuanzhuan or rotating on return.
In the above-described embodiments, blade part 3 rotates on the journey going.Therefore, guarantee that blade part 3 rotates owing to contact component 27 and the contact friction force sent between the roller 31.Yet, can adjust blade part 3, make when blade part 3 because the thrust of spring members 13 and on return, return and rotate when mobile.Adopt such structure, in order to send into roller 31 because the thrust of spring and fast return can obtain contact friction force when moving reliably, preferably, contact component 27 applies elastic force by leaf spring etc. to sending into roller 31.
In addition, in the optical fiber cleaver 1 according to present embodiment, contact component 27 is fixed in the mobile route of blade part 3 by position adjusting mechanism 28, position adjusting mechanism 28 is used to regulate contact component 27 and sends into contact friction force between the roller 31.Be adjusted in a small amount to the rotation amount of smaller value by the size adjustment of use location governor motion 28 blade part 3 with contact friction force.
Therefore, can increase the maximum change number of times of the contact area of blade part 3.Correspondingly, can prolong the life-span of blade part 3.
In addition, optical fiber cleaver 1 according to present embodiment, position adjusting mechanism 28 can be regulated the position of contact component 27 on three directions, and these three directions comprise: the moving direction (being the directions X shown in Fig. 2) of the direction of the rotation of blade part 3 (being the Y direction shown in Fig. 2), the blade part 3 vertical with the rotation direction of blade part 3 and with the rotation and all vertical direction (being the Z direction among Fig. 3) of the moving direction of blade part 3 of blade part 3.
Like this, by regulate the position of contact component 27 along the direction of the rotation of blade part 3, contact component 27 and the contact width of sending between the roller 31 can be adjusted to arbitrary value.In addition, by adjust the position of contact component 27 along the moving direction of the blade part vertical 3, contact component 27 and the contact length of sending between the roller 31 can be adjusted to arbitrary value with the rotation of blade part 3.By along adjusting the position of contact component 27, contact component 27 and the contact pressure of sending between the roller 31 can be adjusted to arbitrary value with all vertical direction of the moving direction of the rotation direction of blade part 3 and blade part 3.The combination that corresponds respectively to the adjusting of these three directions by position adjusting mechanism 28 can increase contact component 27 and send into the range of adjustment of the contact friction force between the roller 31, and can finely tune contact friction force.For example, the rotation amount of blade part 3 that is used to change the contact area of blade part 3 is set at minimum value, so that prolong the serviceable life of blade part 3.In addition, can recover the contact friction force that the abrasion owing to contact component 27 reduces.
Incidentally, consider the length that blade contacts with glass optical fiber part 16 and the life-span of blade part 3, preferably, the rotation amount of blade part 3 is set at 5 appropriate values of spending in the scopes of 35 degree during with the contact area that changes blade part 3 at every turn.Like this, under the situation that the rotation amount of blade part 3 is restricted when the contact area of each change blade part 3, the length of each contact area that changes can be not excessive.Therefore, the contact area number of times that need change is in 10 to 72 scope.Therefore, can change contact area by the rotation of blade part, thereby prolong the life-span of blade part reliably.
More particularly, the rotation amount of blade part is set under the situation of 15 degree at every turn in the time will changing, and contact area can be changed 24 times.As a result, can prolong the life-span of blade part 3, keep blade part 3 very sharp simultaneously.
In addition, in optical fiber cleaver 1, can make blade part 3 owing to the contact friction force between contact component 27 and the blade part 3 rotates in the position of departing from otch formation position P according to present embodiment.
Like this, making blade part 3 form position P with glass optical fiber part 16 at otch under the static state of blade part 3 contacts.Therefore, can form otch accurately.In addition, can reduce the damage of blade part 3.
In addition, in optical fiber cleaver 1, shown in Fig. 4 D, in the mobile route of blade part 3, be provided with the cleaning device 35 that contacts with blade part 3, be used for the surface of cleaning blade parts 3 according to present embodiment.
Correspondingly, even the chip that produces when forming otch on glass optical fiber part 16 also can remove attached to the chip on the blade part 3 by the clean operation by cleaning device 35 before otch forms operation attached on the blade part 3 next time.Therefore, the chip that remains on the blade part 3 can not influence the operation of otch formation next time.
Next, description is according to second embodiment of optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.Fig. 5 is the planimetric map that illustrates according to the body of second embodiment of optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.Fig. 6 is the view that the direction along arrow B shown in Figure 5 obtains.
Except being used for the mechanism that moves rotating blade parts 3 synchronously with blade part 3, similar to first embodiment according to the optical fiber cleaver 1A of second embodiment.Identical Reference numeral is represented parts and the position identical with first embodiment.Thereby omission is to the description of same parts and position.
According to second embodiment, use gear 37 and arm member 39 to realize that blade part 3 moves synchronously rotation with it, gear 37 is provided with integratedly with blade part 3, arm member 39 be arranged on regularly in the mobile route of blade 3 in case with gear 37 surperficial contacts.
Gear 37 is configured to form recessed tooth and double wedge continuously along circumferencial direction on the circular outer periphery surface.By being coupled to the hole the relevant surfaces that is formed on blade part 3, so that gear 37 forms one with blade part 3 from the teat (not shown) that give prominence on the surface towards blade part 3 of gear 37.
Screw 43 by passing blade part 3 centers will rotatably be installed in the support frame 11 with the integrally formed blade part 3 of gear 37.Disc spring 45 is arranged between gear 37 and the screw 43.Thrust by disc spring 45 presses against blade part 3 on the support frame 11, thereby blade part 3 is installed in the support frame 11, and thrust is in 1kgf arrives the scope of 3kgf.Guarantee the installation accuracy of blade part 3 by this thrust.Yet when making thrust become excessive crossing tightly trip bolt 43, blade part 3 is not easy rotation.On the contrary, under the situation of crossing loose ground trip bolt 43, blade part 3 rotates easily.Therefore, the size of thrust is defined in above-mentioned 1kgf in the scope of 3kgf.
Arm member 39 is arranged on the position governor motion 28, thereby makes an end of arm member 39 be installed on the position adjusting mechanism 28 in the mode that can swing, and the other end of arm member 39 is supported for and can swings along the direction that is toward or away from position adjusting mechanism 28.
Be arranged on compression spring 47 between arm member 39 and the position adjusting mechanism 28 with 78gf to the spring force pushing-pressing arm parts 39 of 100gf, thereby make arm member 39 can with gear 37 Elastic Contact.
At this moment, the thrust size of compression spring 47 is set at and satisfies following condition, that is: going on the journey at the move operation of blade part 3, gear 37 rotates by contacting with arm member 39, in rotary course, when the top of the tooth (double wedge and recessed tooth) 41 of the gear 37 that has rotated contacts with arm member 39 and farthest depresses arm member 39 (that is, compression spring 47 farthest compress), the rotation of prevention gear 37.In addition, when blade part 3 is mobile on its return, keep gear 37 non-rotary states.Therefore, the contact area by blade part 3 forms otch on the glass optical fiber part, and above-mentioned contact area changes when mobile when blade part 3 goes on the journey at it.Incidentally, only can not stop the rotation of gear 37 reliably by the thrust of compression spring 47.Correspondingly, preferably, press against the rotation that the thrust on the support frame 11 is come control gear 37 by adjusting blade part 3 simultaneously.
The pitch of tooth 41 that incidentally, can be by changing gear 37 and change the rotation amount of blade part 3 according to gear 37.Optionally, can be set at anisotropically by pitch and change, to change the rotation amount of blade part 3 tooth 41 of single gear 37.
Similar to first embodiment, in this case, the rotation amount of blade part 3 is set at 5 appropriate values of spending in the scopes of 35 degree during with the contact area that changes blade part 3 at every turn.The length of the contact area that changes can be not excessive like this, at every turn.Therefore, the maximum of the contact area of blade part can be changed number of times and be set at enough big numerical value.Correspondingly, prolonged the life-span of blade part.
In above-mentioned optical fiber cleaver 1A, by being omitted in the one-way clutch that uses among first embodiment, the simplification that can the implement device structure and the reduction of manufacturing cost.
In addition, in optical fiber cleaver 1A according to second embodiment, can realize the rotation of blade part 3 by contact between gear 37 and the arm member 39 or Elastic Contact, gear 37 forms with blade part 3, and arm member 39 is arranged in the mobile route of blade part 3 regularly.Therefore, rotating blade parts 3 reliably.
In addition, in above-mentioned two embodiment, blade part 3 rotates on the journey in mobile going.Then, when blade part 3 was mobile on return, the contact area of the change by blade part 3 formed otch on the surface of glass optical fiber part.Like this, be about to carry out before forming the operation of otch on the surface of glass optical fiber part the contact area of change blade part 3 at every turn.Therefore, can form otch by the blade part of sharp edges.
Incidentally, being used for of describing in a second embodiment is not limited to the described structure of second embodiment with the concrete structure that gear 37 is fixed on the blade part 3.
Hereinafter, describe successively by improving being used for of describing in a second embodiment the concrete structure that gear 37 is fixed on the blade part 3 is obtained the 3rd embodiment to the five embodiment.
Fig. 7 is the planimetric map that illustrates according to the major part of the body of the 3rd embodiment of optical fiber cleaver 1B of the present utility model.Fig. 8 is the view that the direction along arrow C shown in Figure 7 obtains.
Optical fiber cleaver 1B according to the 3rd embodiment is the improvement of describing in a second embodiment that is used for gear 37 is fixed to the structure on the blade part 3.Other parts of the 3rd embodiment are identical with the corresponding component of second embodiment.Same reference numerals is represented same parts and position.Thereby omission is to the description of same parts and position.
In the 3rd embodiment, the flat on the surface of blade part 3 is provided with: circular counter bore 51, and wherein mate gear 37 is so that position gear 37; And rotation stops pin 53, and its bottom surface from counterbore 51 is outstanding towards gear 37.Circular counter bore 51 stops the gear 37 that is coupled to wherein to move along the direction perpendicular to the central axis of gear 37.
As shown in Figure 8, rotation stops pin 53 embeddings and is coupled between the tooth 41 of the gear 37 in the counterbore 51, thereby restriction is engaged in the rotation of the gear 37 in the counterbore 51.
Surface in contact between gear 37 and counterbore 51 is applied with bonding agent.
That is to say, in the 3rd embodiment, cohesive strength by bonding agent, be used for limiting gear 37 along stop the effect that pin 53 and prevention gear 37 that engaging of tooth 41 produces rotate perpendicular to the power of the position of the direction of gear 37 central axis and rotation by what counterbore 51 produced, gear 37 is fixed on the blade part 3 and with it and becomes one.
Fig. 9 is the planimetric map that illustrates according to the major part of the body of the 4th embodiment of optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.Figure 10 is the view that the direction along arrow D shown in Figure 9 obtains.
By further improvement being used for of in the 3rd embodiment, describing gear 37 is fixed to structure on the blade part 3 and obtains optical fiber cleaver 1C according to the 4th embodiment.Other parts of the 4th embodiment are identical with the corresponding component of second embodiment and the 3rd embodiment.Same reference numerals is represented same parts and position.Thereby omission is to the description of same parts and position.
In the 4th embodiment, the flat on the surface of blade part 3 is provided with: circular counter bore 51, and wherein mate gear 37 is so that position gear 37; And rotation stops pin 54, and its bottom surface from counterbore 51 is outstanding towards gear 37.Circular counter bore 51 stops the gear 37 that is coupled to wherein to move along the direction perpendicular to the central axis of gear 37.
As Fig. 9 and shown in Figure 10, gear 37 is engaged in the counterbore 51, and rotation stops pin 54 and is engaged in the conjugate foramen 55 that is arranged on the gear 37, thereby restriction is engaged in the rotation of the gear 37 in the counterbore 51.
Surface in contact between gear 37 and counterbore 51 is applied with bonding agent.
That is to say, in the 4th embodiment, cohesive strength by bonding agent, be used for limiting gear 37 along stop the effect that pin 54 and prevention gear 37 that engaging of conjugate foramen 55 produces rotate perpendicular to the power of the position of the direction of the central axis of gear 37 and rotation by what counterbore 51 produced, gear 37 is fixed on the blade part 3 and with it and becomes one.
Figure 11 is the planimetric map that illustrates according to the major part of the body of the 5th embodiment of optical fiber cleaver of the present utility model.Figure 12 is the view that the direction along arrow E shown in Figure 11 obtains.
By further improvement being used for of in the 3rd embodiment, describing gear 37 is fixed to structure on the blade part 3 and obtains optical fiber cleaver 1D according to the 5th embodiment.Other parts of the 5th embodiment are identical with the corresponding component of second embodiment and the 3rd embodiment.Same reference numerals is represented same parts and position.Thereby omission is to the description of same parts and position.
In the 5th embodiment, the flat on the surface of blade part 3 is provided with: circular counter bore 51, and wherein mate gear 37 is so that position gear 37; And screw jack 56, it is formed in the counterbore 51 and penetrates blade part 3 from the rear side of blade part 3.Circular counter bore 51 stops the gear 37 that is coupled to wherein to move along the direction perpendicular to the central axis of gear 37.
Screw 57 passes screw jack 56 from the rear side of blade part 3.Screw 57 screws in the female thread portion 58 that penetrates gear 37.Like this, limited the rotation of the gear 37 that is coupled in the counterbore 51.
That is to say, in the 5th embodiment, be used for limiting gear 37 along screwing in the effect of female thread portions 58 perpendicular to the power of the position of the direction of the central axis of gear 37 and with screw 57 by what counterbore 51 produced, gear 37 is fixed on the blade part 3 and with it and becomes one.
In the 5th embodiment, by the fastening force of screw 57, gear 37 can closely be installed on the bottom surface of counterbore 51.Like this, having omitted the use bonding agent strengthens.
In addition, as shown in figure 12, in the 5th embodiment, be provided with along the isolated a plurality of positions of the circumferencial direction of blade part 3 can blade parts 3 rotation status carry out the mark 61 of visual inspection.
In example as shown in figure 12, on 8 positions that circumferencial direction (is promptly being spent at interval with 45 on the circumference) evenly at interval, mark 61 is set.Yet the interval between the mark 61 is not limited thereto.Preferably, the appropriate value of spending in the scopes of 45 degree from 20 will for example be set at interval.
Employing is provided with the structure of mark 61, and when blade part 3 and its move operation synchronously rotated, the mark 61 that is arranged on the blade part 3 moved with respect to the reference point (not shown) that is arranged in the lower casing 5 (referring to Fig. 1).Like this, the operator easily visual inspection whether suitably changed the contact area of blade part 3 by the rotation of blade part 3.This is convenient to carry out the operation of the rotation amount of regulating blade part 3, and this rotation is synchronous with its move operation.In addition, for example, can on blade part 3, scribe the numeric character of representing numerical value separately, to replace warning triangle as shown in figure 12 with ascending order or descending sort.Therefore, can be clearly shown that the use amount or the surplus of blade part 3.
The application requires the right of priority of Japanese patent application No.2007-204172 that submitted on August 6th, 2007 and the Japanese patent application No.2007-013025 that submitted on January 23rd, 2007, and the full content of these two pieces of Japanese patent applications is incorporated this paper by reference into.
Though the embodiment in conjunction with limited quantity has described the utility model, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that and to design other embodiment that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present utility model according to the utility model.Correspondingly, scope of the present utility model only limits by appended claims.

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1. optical fiber cleaver that is used for cutting optical fibre comprises:
The disk blade parts, by described blade part being shifted to the glass optical fiber part of described optical fiber, described blade part forms otch on the surface of the glass optical fiber part of described optical fiber; Wherein,
By described blade part and its move operation are synchronously rotated, to change the contact area between described blade part and the described glass optical fiber part.
2. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 1 also comprises:
Contact component, it is arranged in the mobile route of described blade part regularly; Wherein,
Realize the rotation of described blade part by the contact friction force of the generation of the contact between described blade part and the described contact component.
3. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 2, wherein,
Described blade part comprises: send into roller, it is used to accept described contact friction force; And one-way clutch, it only is used for the described moment of torsion of sending into roller being delivered to described blade part when described when sending into roller along a direction rotation.
4. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 3 also comprises:
Position adjusting mechanism, it regulates the described contact friction of sending between roller and the described contact component; Wherein,
By the fixing described contact component of described position adjusting mechanism, and by regulating the rotation amount that described position adjusting mechanism changes described blade part.
5. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 4, wherein,
Described position adjusting mechanism can be regulated the position of described contact component along three directions, and described three directions comprise: the moving direction of the direction of the rotation of described disk blade parts, the described blade part vertical with the rotation of described blade part and with all vertical direction of moving direction of the rotation and the described blade part of described blade part.
6. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 1 also comprises:
Arm member, it is arranged in the mobile route of described blade part regularly; Wherein,
Described blade part comprises gear, realizes the rotation of described blade part by the contact between described arm member and the described gear.
7. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 6 also comprises:
Teat, its be arranged on described gear towards the surface of described blade part or described blade part on the surface of described gear, and be used to locate described gear.
8. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 6, wherein,
Described arm member comprises elastomeric element.
9. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 6, wherein,
By the fixing described arm member of described position adjusting mechanism.
10. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 1 also comprises:
Cleaning device, it is arranged in the mobile route of described blade part.
11. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 1, wherein,
Described blade part to-and-fro movement, and rotate on the journey going, and on described glass optical fiber part, forming otch on the return.
12. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 1, wherein,
Described blade part comprises the mark that can pass through the rotation status of the described blade part of visual inspection.
13. optical fiber cleaver according to claim 12, wherein,
Circumferentially a plurality of marks are set along described blade part with 20 intervals of spending in the 45 degree scopes.
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