CN203337861U - Fiber connector - Google Patents

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CN203337861U
CN203337861U CN2013200567200U CN201320056720U CN203337861U CN 203337861 U CN203337861 U CN 203337861U CN 2013200567200 U CN2013200567200 U CN 2013200567200U CN 201320056720 U CN201320056720 U CN 201320056720U CN 203337861 U CN203337861 U CN 203337861U
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盖伊·乔基姆·卡斯顿圭
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The utility model relates to a fiber connector, comprising a mechanical splice assembly (2), a connector body possessing a first part (50) and a second part (51), and a cam. The first part (50) of the connector body (11) comprises a first chamber (501) and a second chamber (502); the mechanical splice assembly (2) is inserted into the first chamber (501) by passing through a hole (503) of the first part (50) and then goes into the second chamber (502); the second part (51) of the connector body (11) comprises a pair of cable clamping arms (60a, 60b) extending from the rear part of the first part (50); the first part (50) of the connector body (11) is used for retaining the mechanical splice assembly (2,); and the second part (51) of the connector body (11) is used for retaining the optical cables. The cam (3) can axially rotate around the mechanical splice assembly (2) within the second chamber(502); and the locking position and the releasing position are provided in order to respectively lock and release the mechanical splice assembly (2,). The fiber connector has a better on-site installation property.

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The joints of optical fibre
Technical field
The utility model relates generally to the joints of optical fibre and locking mechanism thereof.
Background technology
Optical fiber communication network is widely used in signals such as transmitting sound, video, data.As is known to the person skilled in the art, in optical fiber communication network, fiber optic cables are main carriers of signal.Fiber optic cables need to couple together in use, because fiber optic cables are the length of being scheduled to, make.Owing to having a lot of tie points, optical fiber communication network need to carry out cable branch (branching) and routing (routing).The joints of optical fibre are generally used for connecting the end of two fiber optic cables, are beneficial to the variation of fiber optic cables path configurations.In addition, the optical fiber in cable must be terminated (terminate) when arriving the treating apparatus for activating (active transaction equipment) be connected with this cable.For stopping this fiber optic cables, the joints of optical fibre also are used as the interface between fiber optic cables and treating apparatus for activating.
Along with the application that develops rapidly and increase of optical fiber communication network, when the installing optical fibres communication network, need the increasing joints of optical fibre that fiber optic cables are guided to the terminal user.Although existing mechanical splice connector (mechanical splice connectors) can meet field erected demand, there are some following defects in they.At first, structural design and manufacture process more complicated due to many existing mechanical splice connectors, cause its cost relatively high.In addition, when existing mechanical splice connector is installed, external load may affect the center machinery contiguous sets part of mechanical splice connector, thereby causes the problems on its performance.
Therefore, need to provide improved mechanical splice connector, it has better simply structure, cost is lower, Bing and simpler when assembling and installation.
Also need for the mechanical splice connector provides improved structure, wherein, installation process Zhong, center machinery contiguous sets part and external loading isolation (isolate) at the scene.
Also need to provide a kind of improved mechanical splice connector, it has improved durability and fastness, Bing and easily installation or assembling.
Also be required to be the simple locking mechanism of mechanical splice connector configuration structure, its improvement by the structure of itself assembly is reached, wherein, and the function that locking mechanism can provide locking and discharge, to strengthen the steadiness of mechanical splice connector, and can provide repetitious installation.
The utility model content
A technical matters to be solved in the utility model is to provide a kind of improved joints of optical fibre, to overcome the defect of existing mechanical splice connector.
For overcoming the defect of existing mechanical splice connector, the utility model provides the improved joints of optical fibre, and it has the manufacturing cost of reduction, and has better on-the-spot installation capability.
According to first aspect, the utility model provides a kind of joints of optical fibre, and it comprises: the mechanical splice assembly; Connector body, comprise along its length the first chamber and the second chamber that separate with partition wall, wherein, connector body also comprises the hole that is positioned at its front end, and partition wall comprises another hole of aliging with hole, those holes can allow the mechanical splice assembly to pass through, and make the mechanical splice assembly penetrate and be contained in first chamber and the second chamber of connector body; And cam, it is arranged in the second chamber and is sheathed on the mechanical splice assembly, and cam can be around mechanical splice assembly axial-rotation in the second chamber, and locked position and off-position are provided, to lock respectively or to discharge mechanical contiguous sets part.
According to second aspect, the utility model provides a kind of mechanical splice assembly, and it comprises: mechanical splice section, and it has the first continual-connecting-part and the second continual-connecting-part; And mechanical splice module body, it comprises first for keeping sleeve pipe and for keeping the second portion of the first and second continual-connecting-parts, and first is connected with second portion, wherein, the first of mechanical splice module body comprises for holding the socket case of sleeve pipe, the bottom of socket case comprises hole, hole is passed bottom and is communicated with the second portion of mechanical splice module body, and the second portion of mechanical splice module body comprises for holding the fluting (slot) of the first continual-connecting-part and the second continual-connecting-part.
At least one of the first and second continual-connecting-parts comprises fin, is arranged at least one the back side of this first and second continual-connecting-part.
According to the third aspect, the utility model provides a kind of joints of optical fibre with locking mechanism, and it also comprises: connector shell, and for the first that receives and hold connector body, and connector shell comprises: for holding the window of cam; And be positioned at the chute at the opening edge place of window, thereby when cam is positioned at locked position, chute can receive cam handle and allow that cam handle slidably reciprocates along chute, wherein locking mechanism comprises: teat, be located on connector shell and extend the top that protrudes from chute in window, wherein teat can be limited in cam handle in chute, thus the rotation of restriction cam, therefore by locking mechanism by cam lock in locked position, to prevent cam self-locking tight position rotation and to unclamp.
According to fourth aspect, the utility model provides a kind of joints of optical fibre with locking mechanism, it also comprises: connector shell, for the first that receives and hold connector body, wherein locking mechanism comprises open slots, be disposed on the side of connector shell and corresponding to the cam handle in chute, wherein open slots can insert for cam handle, so that cam handle is limited in open slots, thereby restriction cam rotation, therefore by locking mechanism by cam lock in locked position, to prevent cam self-locking tight position rotation and to unclamp.
According to the 5th aspect, the utility model provides a kind of joints of optical fibre with locking mechanism, and wherein, locking mechanism comprises: spacing projection is convexly set on the lateral surface of second portion of mechanical splice module body; And two stopper slots, be disposed on the circumference of cam, for spacing projection, embed, wherein, when the second portion of mechanical splice module body penetrates in the through hole of cam, spacing projection can embed the wherein one of those stopper slots, respectively cam is held in to locked position or off-position.Again wherein, locking mechanism also comprises: slide projection, be convexly set in the position that differs from spacing projection on the lateral surface of second portion of mechanical splice module body; And chute, be disposed on the circumference of cam and corresponding to sliding projection, wherein, when the second portion of mechanical splice module body penetrates in the through hole of cam, sliding projection can slide against in chute, thereby the restriction cam is with respect to the axial displacement of mechanical splice module body.
According to more on the one hand, the utility model provides a kind of joints of optical fibre, comprises mechanical splice assembly, connector body and cam.Connector body comprises first and the second portion be connected, and first is for keeping the mechanical splice assembly, and second portion is for keeping fiber optic cables.Wherein, the first of connector body comprises the first chamber and the second chamber separated with partition wall along its length, the first of Bing and connector body also comprises the hole that is positioned at its front end, and partition wall comprises the hole of aliging with hole, those holes can allow the mechanical splice assembly to pass through, and make this mechanical splice assembly penetrate and be contained in first chamber and the second chamber of connector body.Again wherein, the second portion of connector body comprises a pair of cable grip gripping arm, this extends out from the rear end of first to the cable grip gripping arm, and second portion also comprises the opening communicated with the second chamber of the front end that is positioned at first, opening can be in second chamber of optical fiber by the first to enter connector body of fiber optic cables.Cam is arranged in the second chamber and is sheathed on the mechanical splice assembly, and this cam can be around mechanical splice assembly axial-rotation in this second chamber, and locked position and off-position are provided, to lock respectively or to discharge mechanical contiguous sets part.
By each parts in the above-mentioned joints of optical fibre are provided, the utility model has overcome the above-mentioned defect of existing machinery splicing connector.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the utility model is described, wherein:
Fig. 1 shows the skeleton view of exemplary electrical cable assembly 10;
Fig. 2 shows the decomposed figure of the joints of optical fibre 30 in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 A shows the enlarged perspective of connector body 11 in Fig. 2;
The front perspective view that Fig. 3 B is the connector body 11 in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 illustrates in greater detail the decomposed figure of the mechanical splice assembly 2 in Fig. 2;
The front perspective view that Fig. 5 is the mechanical splice module body 5 in Fig. 4;
The skeleton view that Fig. 6 is the cam 3 in Fig. 2;
Fig. 7 shows the cut-open view that cam 3 and mechanical splice assembly 2 are installed together;
Fig. 8 A, 8B show the schematic diagram of embodiment mono-of the locking mechanism of the joints of optical fibre 30;
Fig. 9 A, 9B show the schematic diagram of embodiment bis-of the locking mechanism of the joints of optical fibre 30; And
Figure 10 A, 10B show the schematic diagram of embodiment tri-of the locking mechanism of the joints of optical fibre 30.
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Below with reference to each embodiment, the example of each embodiment illustrates in the accompanying drawings.In the detailed description to embodiment, the orientation in directions such as " first ", " second ", " top ", " bottom ", 'fornt', 'back', " side ", " left side ", " right side ", " forward ", " back " and order term reference described accompanying drawing and using.Because each parts in the utility model embodiment can be placed on multiple different orientation, described direction and order term are only for the purpose of explanation but not for limiting.Whenever possible, same or analogous reference number and symbol are used in reference to same or analogous parts in all accompanying drawings of generation.
Fig. 1 shows the skeleton view of exemplary cable assembly 10.Cable assembly 10 comprises cam 3, connector tray 7 and connector shell (or guard shield) 9, and it is through being assembled into an assembly fiber optic cables 100 are connected to the joints of optical fibre 30 in cable assembly 10, in detail as shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 2 shows the decomposed figure of the joints of optical fibre 30 in Fig. 1.As shown in Figure 2, the joints of optical fibre 30 comprise mechanical splice assembly 2, for make mechanical splice assembly 2 work the cam 3, connector body 11, connector tray 7 of (activating), for by mechanical splice assembly 2 spring 12 and the connector shell (or guard shield) 9 of bias voltage forward.Spring 12 is placed Bing and remains in the first chamber 501, and cam 3 is placed Bing and is maintained in the second chamber 502.Although show the actuator of cams as the embodiment of example, other embodiment can be used other suitable actuator, for continual-connecting-part is biased in together, with the optical fiber by mechanical splice section, is fixed together.As example, this actuator can be linear slide arrangement (linear slide) or can have if necessary elastic actuator (spring actuator).
Fig. 3 A shows the enlarged perspective of connector body 11 in Fig. 2.As shown in Figure 3A, connector body 11 comprises first's (or parts) 50 and second portion (or retained part) 51.The first 50 of connector body 11 has front end 50 fwith rear end 50 r, the second portion 51 of connector body 11 has front end 51 fwith rear end 51 r.On connector body 11, the front end 51 of second portion 51 f rear end 50 with first 50 rat joint 517, be connected.First 50 and second portion 51 are fabricated to parts (or one), are preferably and adopt the plastic material manufacture.
In Fig. 3 A, the first 50 of connector body 11 has the first chamber 501 and the second chamber 502, the 55(of first that the first chamber 501 can hold spring 12 and mechanical splice module body 5 as shown in Figure 4), the second chamber 502 is along the length direction setting of first 50, for the second portion 56(that holds cam 3 and mechanical splice module body 5 as shown in Figure 4).First 50 also has and is positioned at its front end 50 fhole 503(as shown in Figure 3 B), hole 503 extends through the first chamber 501 along the length direction of first 50 and enters the second chamber 502, thereby mechanical splice assembly 2 can be inserted through the first chamber 501 by hole 503, enters the second chamber 502.The second portion 51 of connector body 11 has the rear end 50 from first 50 ra pair of cable grip gripping arm 60a, 60b that (or from joint 517) extends out, cable grip gripping arm 60a, 60b press together cable grip gripping arm 60a and 60b for inserting connector tray 7, to clamp fiber optic cables 100.The second portion 51 of connector body 11 also has opening 511(referring to Fig. 3 B), opening 511 leads to the second chamber 502, thereby the optical fiber 102 in fiber optic cables 100 can be inserted in the second chamber 502 in the first 50 of connector body 11 by opening 511.Be provided with wall 52 between the first chamber 501 and the second chamber 502, so that the first chamber 501 and the second chamber 502 are separated.In addition, the second chamber 502 of connector body 11 can further comprise side channel 56, its for the cam handle 86(that holds cam 3 referring to Fig. 6)
In Fig. 3 A, as an exemplary embodiment, the first 50 of connector body 11 and second portion 51 are formed into parts or make one (that is, monolithic construction), wherein, second portion 51 is from the 50(of first or from joint 517) extend.Yet the monolithic construction of connector body 11 makes the joints of optical fibre have some advantages, for example size compacter, more easily manufacture, more easily assembling, and more firm etc. while installing at the scene.More particularly, connector body 11 is as parts (preferably being made by plastic material), and its first 50 can hold and keep all main succeeding components, and its second portion 51 can hold and keep fiber optic cables.
The front perspective view that Fig. 3 B is the connector body 11 in Fig. 2, it shows the front aperture 503 in the first 50 of connector body 11, and 503 alignment of the 504Yu hole, 504, hole, hole on partition wall 52, and can allow mechanical splice assembly 2 to pass through.When mounted, mechanical splice assembly 2 can be inserted through hole 503,504, to arrive the second chamber 502 of connector body 11, and mechanical splice assembly 2 is contained in first chamber 501 and the second chamber 502 of connector body 11.
Fig. 4 illustrates in greater detail the mechanical splice assembly 2 in Fig. 2.As shown in Figure 4, mechanical splice assembly 2 comprises sleeve pipe (ferrule) 4, mechanical splice module body 5 and mechanical splice section 20.Sleeve pipe 4 surrounds fiber stub (stub optical fiber) 24.Mechanical splice module body 5 has first's (or sleeve pipe retaining part) 55 and second portion (or continual-connecting-part retaining part) 56.Mechanical splice section 20 has the first continual-connecting-part 20a and the second continual-connecting-part 20b.The first 55 of mechanical splice module body 5 has front end 55 fwith rear end 55 r, the second portion 56 of mechanical splice module body 5 has front end 56 fwith rear end 56 r.The front end 56 of second portion 56 f rear end 55 with first 55 rbe connected.The second portion 56 of mechanical splice module body 5 has the fluting (slot) 561 that second portion 56 is divided into to two part 56a, 56b, slots 561 for the first continual-connecting-part 20a and the second continual-connecting-part 20b are received to the second portion 56 into mechanical splice module body 5.
As shown in Figure 4, the second continual-connecting-part 20b has the head of continuing 21, this end that continues head 21 is provided with opening 22, and in the time of in the second chamber 502 of the first continual-connecting-part 20a and the second continual-connecting-part 20b threading connector body 11, opening 22 aligns with the opening 511 on connector body 11.When assembling, the first continual-connecting-part 20a is placed on the second continual-connecting-part 20b.The end of the first continual-connecting-part 20a contacts with the head 21 that continues.As shown in Figure 4, the back of the first and second continual-connecting- part 20a, 20b is respectively arranged with fin 36a, 36b, the biasing force with acceptance from the through hole 88 of the eccentric circumference of cam 3.For guiding better optical fiber 102, the second continual-connecting-part 20b in fiber optic cables to there are two groove 59a and 59b(is shown in Fig. 4).Symmetrically, the first continual-connecting-part 20a also has two groove (not shown).
It should be noted that, because the second continual-connecting-part 20b and connector body 11 are other parts, on the second continual-connecting-part 20b, be formed for guiding the guide portion of optical fiber than on connector body 11, to be formed for guiding the guide portion of optical fiber more easily to manufacture, and cost is lower.In addition, by guide portion 555 is arranged on the second continual-connecting-part 20b all-in-one-piece head processed on, the technician more easily also can insert optical fiber between two continual-connecting- part 20a, 20b more accurately, and this is to be connected to the groove 59a on the second continual-connecting-part 20b because this guide portion 555 is directly aimed at Bing.
The front perspective view that Fig. 5 is the mechanical splice module body 5 in Fig. 4.As shown in Figure 5, the first 55 of mechanical splice module body 5 has the socket case 550 of holding sleeve pipe 4, and socket case 550 has bottom 559.The bottom 559 of socket case 550 has the hole 551 that enters the second portion 56 of mechanical splice module body 5 through bottom 559.It should be noted that mechanical splice module body 5 is made into parts (or making one), preferably adopts plastic material to make.The monolithic construction of mechanical splice module body 5 makes the joints of optical fibre have some advantages, for example size compacter, more easily manufacture, more easily assembling, and more firm etc. while installing at the scene.More particularly, mechanical splice module body 5 is as parts, and its first 55 can hold and keep sleeve pipe 4, and its second portion 56 can hold and keep the first and second continual-connecting- part 20a, 20b.
Fig. 6 shows the skeleton view of Fig. 2 cam 3.As shown in Figure 6, cam 3 has handle 86a, 86b and cam body 87.Cam body 87 comprises through hole 88 and a pair of symmetrically arranged protruding 89a, the 89b with eccentric circumference, through hole 88 is for receiving and hold second portion 56 and two continual-connecting-part 20a, the 20b of mechanical splice module body 5, and protruding 89a, 89b are for lifting two 72a of locking ear, 72b(on connector tray 7 referring to Fig. 2).The 72a of locking ear, 72b for the Breech block 58(on padlock connector body 11 referring to Fig. 3 A), thereby by connector tray 7 padlocks on mechanical splice module body 5.In order to lift exactly the 72a of locking ear, the 72b on connector tray 7, projection 89a is arranged near the specific location in cam body 87 outsides cam handle 86, and protruding 89b also is symmetricly set on cam body 87 outsides, thereby when the second portion 51 of connector body 11 inserts in connector trays 7 and cam 3 during in off-position, the 72a of locking ear on connector tray 7 is lifted by protruding 89a, and the 72b of locking ear is also lifted by protruding 89b simultaneously.
Fig. 7 shows the cut-open view that cam 3 and mechanical splice assembly 2 are installed together.As shown in Figure 7, the first and second continual-connecting- part 20a, 20b are installed in the fluting 561 of second portion 56 of mechanical splice module body 5, and mechanical splice module body 5 is installed in the through hole 88 of cam 3.In installation process, cam 3 is installed on the second portion 56 of mechanical splice module body 5, and the second portion 56 of mechanical splice module body 5 inserts in the through hole 88 of cam 3.When cam 3, during in off-position, second portion 56 looselys of mechanical splice module body 5 are arranged in this through hole 88.And when cam 3 rotates to locked position, fin 36a, 36b on the top surface of the eccentric part of through hole 88 extruding continual-connecting- part 20a, 20b, thus continual-connecting- part 20a and 20b can be clamped in the optical fiber 102 in fiber optic cables 100 and fiber stub 24 wherein.
It should be noted that the joints of optical fibre disclosed herein 30 provide a kind of work/inoperative mechanical hook-up of connector that makes, it easily operates and, without any need for instrument, also can not damage any parts in making work/inoperative operation of connector.Also noteworthy is that, if the technician has by mistake pulled connector tray 7, the fiber optic cables 100 that are connected to the joints of optical fibre 30 can stand larger pulling force, this is because now pulling force (or most of pulling force) is to be born by two 72a of locking ear on the Breech block 58 on connector body 11 and connector tray 7 and 72b, rather than born by connected fiber optic cables.Therefore, the joints of optical fibre 30 are reversible (reversible), and can not damage or destroy optical fiber, do not connect machine 30, and still can provide firmly connector.
In order to make cam 3 be held in locked position, so that be inserted in the biasing force of through hole 88 that the first and second continual-connecting-part 20a, the 20b of the mechanical splice module body 5 in through hole 88 continue to bear the eccentric circumference of cam 3, thereby clamp optical fiber 102 and fiber stub 24 by the first and second continual-connecting- part 20a, 20b, the joints of optical fibre 10 further comprise a locking mechanism, this locking mechanism is used for cam 3 is locked in to this locked position, to prevent cam 3, from this locked position rotation, unclamps.Referring to accompanying drawing, enumerate several exemplary embodiments for the locking mechanism of the joints of optical fibre 10, and take aforesaid each particular elements and illustrate as example, it is concept and the principle in order to the utility model locking mechanism to be described only, but not in order to limit, and other structure that reaches similar purpose is also for feasible.
Fig. 8 A, 8B show the schematic diagram of embodiment mono-of the locking mechanism of the joints of optical fibre 30.For cam 3 is limited in to locked position, can utilize the structure for the connector shell 9 of receiving connector main body 11, restriction is made in movement for cam handle 86, therefore as shown in Figure 8 A, can be above connector shell 9 be positioned at the chute 83 at opening edge place of window 82, design a teat 91, this teat 91 protrudes from the top of chute 83 towards the interior extension of window 82.As shown in Figure 8 B, when carrying out the assembling of the joints of optical fibre 30, cam 3 is placed and is maintained in the second chamber 502 of connector body 11, Bing and inserting together in connector shell 9 in company with connector body 11, now teat 91 can be limited in this cam handle 86 in this chute 83 and slide, thus the rotation of restriction cam 3.Therefore, the teat 91 of chute 83 tops by connector shell 9, make restriction to the movement of cam handle 86, and cam 3 be locked in to locked position, to prevent cam 3 self-locking positions rotations and to unclamp.
Fig. 9 A, 9B show the schematic diagram of embodiment bis-of the locking mechanism of the joints of optical fibre 30.For cam 3 is limited in to locked position, can utilize the structure for the connector shell 9 of receiving connector main body 11, restriction is made in movement for cam handle 86, therefore as shown in Figure 9 A, can on the side of connector shell 9, cut out an open slots 92, and the position of open slots 92 is corresponding to the position of the cam handle 86 in chute 83.As shown in Fig. 9 B, when carrying out the assembling of the joints of optical fibre 30, cam 3 is placed and is maintained in the second chamber 502 of connector body 11, Bing and inserting together in connector shell 9 in company with connector body 11, now open slots 92 can insert for this cam handle 86, so that this cam handle 86 is limited in this open slots 92, thereby limit this cam 3 rotations.Therefore, by the locking mechanism of the open slots 92 on connector shell 9 sides, the movement of cam handle 86 is made to restriction, and cam 3 is locked in to locked position, unclamp to prevent cam 3 self-locking position rotations.
Figure 10 A, 10B show the schematic diagram of embodiment tri-of the locking mechanism of the joints of optical fibre 30.For cam 3 is limited in to locked position, also can utilize cam 3 and the ad hoc structure that is arranged in the mechanical splice module body 5 in cam 3, limit cam 3 and rotate.Therefore as shown in Figure 10 A, 10B, can on the lateral surface of the second portion 56 of mechanical splice module body 5, be convexly equipped with a spacing projection 93, and on the circumference of cam 3 configuration stopper slot 94a, 94b, for spacing projection 93, embed.Therefore, when the second portion 56 of this mechanical splice module body 5 penetrates the through hole 88 of this cam 3 when interior, and, when spacing projection 93 embeds stopper slot 94a, cam 3 can be held in to locked position and can not be rotated easily.If when cam 3 is rotated to spacing projection 93 embedding stopper slot 94b from locked position, cam 3 arrives at off-position again.Again, in this embodiment, also can on the circumference of cam 3, provide in addition a chute 96, and differ from the position of this spacing projection 93 on the lateral surface of the second portion 56 of mechanical splice module body 5, be convexly equipped with and slide projection 95.Therefore, when the second portion 56 of this mechanical splice module body 5 penetrates the through hole 88 of this cam 3 when interior, this slides projection 95 and can slide against in this chute 96, thereby limits the axial displacement of this cam 3 with respect to this mechanical splice module body 5.Therefore, stopper slot 94a by configuration on the spacing projection 93 that is convexly equipped with on mechanical splice module body 5 and cam 3, restriction is made in movement to cam handle 86, and cam 3 locked positions or off-position are provided, and therefore can prevent that cam 3 self-locking positions from rotating and unclamping.
In the process of installing optical fibres cable, for making mechanical splice module body 5 to do slight (or expectation) swing in the direction perpendicular to (or transverse to) its length, hole 503 and 504 modes with clearance fit keep the outer wall of the first 55 of mechanical splice module body 5.
Structure that it should be noted that the utility model joints of optical fibre 30 has avoided connector body 11 to be connected with the rigidity (rigid) between mechanical splice module body 5.On the contrary, spring 12 provides connector body 11 to be connected with the elasticity between mechanical splice module body 5, and these can be by mechanical splice module body 5 and connector body 11 isolation (isolate) in fiber optic cables are packed connector body 11 into the time.Specifically, in the process in fiber optic cables are packed the joints of optical fibre 30 into, when connector body 11 moves along its length, spring 12 allows mechanical splice module body 5 to move along this length direction.In addition, when connector body 11 swings perpendicular to (or transverse to) its length direction, owing to being clearance fit between the outer wall of the first 55 of mechanical splice module body 5 and hole 503 and 504, connector body 11 is the mechanically moving module body 5 that continues rigidly not.Connector body 11 is connected when preventing mechanical splice module body 5 at the installing optical fibres cable and using the joints of optical fibre 30 destroyed with this elasticity between mechanical splice module body 5.
For convenience of I& M, the some or all of parts of the joints of optical fibre 30 can adopt transparent material to make.For instance, some or all in cam 3 and/or succeeding component can be transparent, thereby the technician can check mechanical splice.In other words, when between optical fiber, forming mechanical splice, the technician can make optical fiber be illuminated (illuminate) Bing monitoring light, the quality of the ruggedness test mechanical splice of the light based on the loss of mechanical splice junction thus.
In addition, structure disclosed herein provides a kind of joints of optical fibre, and these joints of optical fibre are because its design feature has improved durability and fastness, and easily assembling and/or installation at the scene.
Moreover the joints of optical fibre disclosed herein, also proposed the simple locking mechanism of structure, its improvement by the structure of itself assembly is reached, wherein, and the function that locking mechanism can provide locking and discharge, to strengthen the steadiness of mechanical splice connector, and can provide repetitious installation.
Obviously, to those skilled in the art, in the situation that do not break away from the spirit and scope of the content of advocating power herein, can carry out various modifications and distortion to embodiment described herein.Therefore, if this modification and the distortion in claims and within being equal to the scope of claim, the application's instructions is intended to contain modification and the distortion of each embodiment disclosed herein.

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1. joints of optical fibre, is characterized in that, comprising:
Mechanical splice assembly (2);
Connector body (11), comprise the first chamber (501) and the second chamber (502) that separate with partition wall (52) along its length, and wherein, connector body (11) also comprises and is positioned at its front end (50 f) hole (503), and partition wall (52) comprises the hole (504) of aliging with hole (503), those holes (503,504) can allow mechanical splice assembly (2) to pass through, and this mechanical splice assembly (2) be penetrated and in the first chamber (501) of being contained in connector body (11) and the second chamber (502); And
Cam (3), it is arranged in the second chamber (502) and is sheathed on mechanical splice assembly (2), this cam (3) can be around mechanical splice assembly (2) axial-rotation in this second chamber (502), and locked position and off-position be provided, to lock respectively or to discharge mechanical contiguous sets part (2).
2. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described mechanical splice assembly (2) comprising:
Mechanical splice section (20), it has the first continual-connecting-part (20a) and the second continual-connecting-part (20b); And
Mechanical splice module body (5), it comprises first (55) for keeping sleeve pipe (4) and for keeping the second portion (56) of the first and second continual-connecting-parts (20a, 20b), and this first (55) is connected with this second portion (56),
Wherein, the first (55) of mechanical splice module body (5) comprises the socket case (550) for holding sleeve pipe (4), the bottom (559) of socket case (550) comprises hole (551), hole (551) is passed bottom (559) and is communicated with the second portion (56) of mechanical splice module body (5), and the second portion (56) of mechanical splice module body (5) comprises for holding the fluting (561) of the first continual-connecting-part (20a) and the second continual-connecting-part (20b).
3. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 2, is characterized in that, this cam (3) also comprises:
Cam body (87), this cam body (87) comprises through hole (88), this through hole (88) is for reception and hold second portion (56) and first and second continual-connecting-parts (20a, 20b) of mechanical splice module body (5); And
Cam handle (86), the outstanding outside of being located at this cam body (87).
4. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, at least one of this first and second continual-connecting-part (20a, 20b) comprises fin (36a, 36b), is arranged at least one the back side of this first and second continual-connecting-part (20a, 20b).
5. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, this through hole (88) has eccentric circumference, when this cam (3) when axially rotating to locked position, the eccentric circumference of this through hole (88) can push the fin (36a, 36b) on continual-connecting-part (20a, 20b), and forces continual-connecting-part (20a, 20b) to clamp.
6. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, the described joints of optical fibre further comprise locking mechanism, and this locking mechanism is used for this cam (3) is locked in to this locked position, to prevent this cam (3), from this locked position rotation, unclamp.
7. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 6, is characterized in that, the described joints of optical fibre also comprise that connector shell (9) is for receiving and hold the first (50) of connector body (11), and this connector shell (9) comprises:
Window (82) is for holding cam (3); And
Chute (83), be positioned at the opening edge place of window (82), thereby when cam (3) while being positioned at locked position, this chute (83) can receive cam handle (86) and allow that cam handle (86) slidably reciprocates along this chute (83).
8. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, this locking mechanism comprises teat (91), be located on this connector shell (9) and extend the top that protrudes from chute (83) in window (82), wherein this teat (91) can be limited in this cam handle (86) in this chute (83), thereby limits this cam (3) rotation.
9. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, this locking mechanism comprises open slots (92), be disposed on the side of this connector shell (9) and corresponding to this cam handle (86) in this chute (83), wherein this open slots (92) can insert for this cam handle (86), so that this cam handle (86) is limited in this open slots (92), thereby limit this cam (3) rotation.
10. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 6, is characterized in that, this locking mechanism comprises:
Spacing projection (93), be convexly set on the lateral surface of second portion (56) of this mechanical splice module body (5); And
Two stopper slots (94a, 94b), be disposed on the circumference of this cam (3), for this spacing projection (93), embed,
Wherein, when the second portion (56) of this mechanical splice module body (5) penetrates in the through hole (88) of this cam (3), this spacing projection (93) can embed the wherein one of those stopper slots (94a, 94b), respectively this cam (3) is held in to this locked position or off-position.
11. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 10, is characterized in that, this locking mechanism more comprises:
Slide projection (95), be convexly set in the position that differs from this spacing projection (93) on the lateral surface of second portion (56) of this mechanical splice module body (5); And
Chute (96), be disposed on the circumference of this cam (3) and slide projection (95) corresponding to this,
Wherein, when the second portion (56) of this mechanical splice module body (5) penetrates in the through hole (88) of this cam (3), this slides projection (95) and can slide against in this chute (96), thereby limits the axial displacement of this cam (3) with respect to this mechanical splice module body (5).
12. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this cam (3) more comprises:
At least one projection (89a, 89b), be symmetricly set in the lateral surface ad-hoc location of this cam body (87), this can be used for lifting the locking ear (72a, 72b) on connector tray (7) to projection (89a, 89b), and wherein this connector tray (7) is for receiving and holding the second portion (51) of connector body (11).
13. joints of optical fibre, is characterized in that, comprising:
Mechanical splice assembly (2);
Connector body (11), connector body (11) comprises first (50) and the second portion (51) be connected, first (50) is for keeping mechanical splice assembly (2), and second portion (51) is for keeping fiber optic cables (100),
Wherein, the first (50) of connector body (11) comprises the first chamber (501) and the second chamber (502) separated with partition wall (52) along its length, and the first (50) of Bing and connector body (11) also comprises and is positioned at its front end (50 f) hole (503), and partition wall (52) comprises the hole (504) of aliging with hole (503), those holes (503,504) can allow mechanical splice assembly (2) to pass through, and this mechanical splice assembly (2) is penetrated and in the first chamber (501) of being contained in connector body (11) and the second chamber (502)
Again wherein, the second portion (51) of connector body (11) comprises a pair of cable grip gripping arm (60a, 60b), and this is the rear end (50 from first (50) to cable grip gripping arm (60a, 60b) r) extend out, and second portion (51) also comprises the front end (51 that is positioned at first (50) f) the opening (511) communicated with the second chamber (502), opening (511) can for fiber optic cables (100) second chamber (502) of optical fiber (102) by the first to enter connector body (11) (50) in; And
Cam (3), it is arranged in the second chamber (502) and is sheathed on mechanical splice assembly (2), this cam (3) can be around mechanical splice assembly (2) axial-rotation in this second chamber (502), and locked position and off-position be provided, to lock respectively or to discharge mechanical contiguous sets part (2).
14. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 13, is characterized in that, described mechanical splice assembly (2) comprising:
Mechanical splice section (20), it has the first continual-connecting-part (20a) and the second continual-connecting-part (20b); And
Mechanical splice module body (5), it comprises first (55) for keeping sleeve pipe (4) and for keeping the second portion (56) of the first and second continual-connecting-parts (20a, 20b), and this first (55) is connected with this second portion (56),
Wherein, the first (55) of mechanical splice module body (5) comprises the socket case (550) for holding sleeve pipe (4), the bottom (559) of socket case (550) comprises hole (551), hole (551) is passed bottom (559) and is communicated with the second portion (56) of mechanical splice module body (5), and the second portion (56) of mechanical splice module body (5) comprises for holding the fluting (561) of the first continual-connecting-part (20a) and the second continual-connecting-part (20b).
15. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 14, is characterized in that, this cam (3) also comprises:
Cam body (87), this cam body (87) comprises through hole (88), this through hole (88) is for reception and hold second portion (56) and two continual-connecting-parts (20a, 20b) of mechanical splice module body (5); And
Cam handle (86), the outstanding outside of being located at this cam body (87).
16. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, at least one of this first and second continual-connecting-part (20a, 20b) comprises fin (36a, 36b), is arranged at least one the back side of this first and second continual-connecting-part (20a, 20b).
17. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 16, it is characterized in that, this through hole (88) has eccentric circumference, when this cam (3) when axially rotating to locked position, the eccentric circumference of this through hole (88) can push the fin (36a, 36b) on continual-connecting-part (20a, 20b), and forces continual-connecting-part (20a, 20b) to clamp.
18. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, these joints of optical fibre further comprise locking mechanism, and this locking mechanism is used for this cam (3) is locked in to this locked position, to prevent this cam (3), from this locked position rotation, unclamp.
19. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 18, is characterized in that, these joints of optical fibre also comprise connector shell (9) for receiving and hold the first (50) of connector body (11), and this connector shell (9) comprises:
Window (82) is for holding cam (3); And
Chute (83), be positioned at the opening edge place of window (82), thereby when cam (3) while being positioned at locked position, this chute (83) can receive cam handle (86) and allow that cam handle (86) slidably reciprocates along this chute (83).
20. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, this locking mechanism comprises teat (91), be located on this connector shell (9) and extend the top that protrudes from chute (83) in window (82), wherein this teat (91) can be limited in this cam handle (86) in this chute (83), thereby limits this cam (3) rotation.
21. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, this locking mechanism comprises open slots (92), be disposed on the side of this connector shell (9) and corresponding to this cam handle (86) in this chute (83), wherein this open slots (92) can insert for this cam handle (86), so that this cam handle (86) is limited in this open slots (92), thereby limit this cam (3) rotation.
22. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 18, is characterized in that, this locking mechanism comprises:
Spacing projection (93), be convexly set on the lateral surface of second portion (56) of this mechanical splice module body (5); And
Two stopper slots (94a, 94b), be disposed on the circumference of this cam (3), for this spacing projection (93), embed,
Wherein, when the second portion (56) of this mechanical splice module body (5) penetrates in the through hole (88) of this cam (3), this spacing projection (93) can embed the wherein one of those stopper slots (94a, 94b), respectively this cam (3) is held in to this locked position or off-position.
23. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 22, is characterized in that, this locking mechanism also comprises:
Slide projection (95), be convexly set in the position that differs from this spacing projection (93) on the lateral surface of second portion (56) of this mechanical splice module body (5); And
Chute (96), be disposed on the circumference of this cam (3) and slide projection (95) corresponding to this,
Wherein, when the second portion (56) of this mechanical splice module body (5) penetrates in the through hole (88) of this cam (3), this slides projection (95) and can slide against in this chute (96), thereby limits the axial displacement of this cam (3) with respect to this mechanical splice module body (5).
24. the joints of optical fibre according to claim 13, is characterized in that, this cam (3) also comprises:
A pair of projection (89a, 89b), be symmetricly set in the lateral surface ad-hoc location of this cam body (87), this can be used for lifting the locking ear (72a, 72b) on connector tray (7) to projection (89a, 89b), and wherein this connector tray (7) is for receiving and holding the second portion (51) of connector body (11).
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