CN205465562U - Full -automatic grinding device of optical collimator spherical lens - Google Patents

Full -automatic grinding device of optical collimator spherical lens Download PDF

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CN205465562U
CN205465562U CN201620241600.1U CN201620241600U CN205465562U CN 205465562 U CN205465562 U CN 205465562U CN 201620241600 U CN201620241600 U CN 201620241600U CN 205465562 U CN205465562 U CN 205465562U
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李顺成
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余朝晃
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The utility model discloses a full -automatic grinding device of optical collimator spherical lens, it includes frame and workstation, is equipped with the grinder who is array interconnect on the workstation, grinder connects material transfer area, clean dust collector and finished product box, sway the motor among the grinder and connect reciprocating motion mechanism, elevator motor connects elevating system, the weight linear meter is the level and establishes at L type transmission case openly, the lower extreme at elevator motor is established perpendicularly to the lifter, the lifter end is equipped with the stirrup groove, the counter weight rod cover is at the stirrup inslot, the balancing weight has been cup jointed on the weight linear meter, the weight linear meter end is equipped with the pressure head perpendicularly, be equipped with the abrasive disc under the pressure head, abrasive disc side level is equipped with the manipulator, grinding machine is ground in the connection of abrasive disc bottom center, the rotating electrical machines is connected perpendicularly to the manipulator. It can realize optical collimator spherical lens's full -automatic grinding, and grinding speed is fast, and the machining precision is high, and the good reliability can improve optical collimator spherical lens's production efficiency and production quality.

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A kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device
Technical field
The present invention relates to optic communication product scope field, refer more particularly to a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device.
Background technology
Optical fiber collimator is accurately positioned with condenser lens by tail optical fiber and forms, and the transmission light in optical fiber can be transformed into collimated light (directional light) by it, or parallel for the external world (less parallel) is optically coupled in single-mode fiber.Wherein condenser lens is key raw material, and its spherical shape, the quality of end face minute surface degree are directly connected to the performance of product.The grinding of conventional focus lens uses and manually loads in fixture by Glass rod, forms by grinding manually, and there are the following problems for this method: human cost is high, production efficiency is low, homogeneity of product is poor, and yield rate is low, has had a strong impact on the quality of production and the production efficiency of optical fiber collimator.
By patent retrieval, there is following known prior art:
Patent 1:
nullApplication number: CN03145843.2,The applying date: 2003.07.10,The open day for announcing: 2004.10.06,A kind of lens grinding device of this Invention Announce,The tool shelf of sphere has the function of the processed lens that can pressurize from the axis by the aforementioned tools dribbling heart and has and can move in parallel the function of transport with above-mentioned axis,Have and support above-mentioned tool shelf rotatably and form, centered by the centre of sphere same point of tool shelf, the pendular body that sphere is swingable,In the air bearing of spherical shape, more support above-mentioned pendular body,And the air bearing of above-mentioned spherical shape be centrally formed the centre of sphere same point with above-mentioned tool shelf,It is characterized in that,The spline part of pendular body is set on and line by the centre of sphere of above-mentioned work dish parallel with the plane of rotation of tool shelf at above-mentioned pendular body,And in the adjustment mechanism of center swinging angle of throw, set the swing angle of throw center of use arch cam.A kind of device for grinding lens sphere improving existing lens grinding device can be provided.
Being found by above retrieval, above technical scheme can not affect novelty and the creativeness of the present invention.
Summary of the invention
It is an object of the invention to for problem above, a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device is provided, it can realize the full-automatic grinding of optical fiber collimator spherical lens, grinding rate is fast, machining accuracy is high, good reliability, can be greatly improved production efficiency and the quality of production of optical fiber collimator spherical lens.
For realizing object above, the technical solution used in the present invention is: a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device, it includes the workbench (10) that frame (1) and upper surface thereof are arranged, described workbench (10) back above is provided with circuit control box (5), and described circuit control box (5) front is provided with displaying screen controller (7);On described workbench (10), it is positioned at circuit control box (5) front and is provided with interconnective lapping device (4) in array;Described lapping device (4) one end connects material conveyor belt (9), and the other end is disposed with cleaning dust remover (3) and finished product box (2);Described lapping device (4) includes swing motor (49) and the lifting motor (48) being arranged on L-type transmission case (50) upper end;Described swing motor (49) connects to have and realizes weight linear meter (46) and produce the reciprocating mechanism of positive reverse rotation;Described lifting motor (48) connects the elevating mechanism realizing elevating lever (47) generation oscilaltion campaign;Described reciprocating mechanism and elevating mechanism are arranged in L-type transmission case (50);Described weight linear meter (46) is in being horizontally set on L-type transmission case (50) front;Described elevating lever (47) is vertically set on lifting motor (48) lower end;Described elevating lever (47) end is provided with stirrup groove (471);Described weight linear meter (46) is enclosed within stirrup groove (471);Balancing weight (45) it is socketed with on described weight linear meter (46);Described weight linear meter (46) ending vertical is provided with pressure head (44);It is provided with abrasive disk (42) immediately below described pressure head (44);Described abrasive disk (42) side has been horizontally disposed with mechanical hand (53);Described abrasive disk (42) bottom center connects grinds motor (41);Described mechanical hand (53) vertically connects electric rotating machine (52).
Further, described reciprocating mechanism includes the eccentric (64) being connected with swing motor (49), described eccentric (64) horizontally hinged fork (63);Described fork (63) horizontally hinged sliding rack (61);Described sliding rack (61) is enclosed within slide bar (62);Described sliding rack (61) engages with gear (60);Described gear (60) connects rocking bar (59);Described rocking bar (59) other end is hinged with weight linear meter (46) by vertical articulated joint (58).
Further, described elevating mechanism is pinion and rack or worm-and-wheel gear.
Further, described lapping device (4) mutually array connects has no less than 4.
Further, described L-type transmission case (50) side is provided with emergency stop switch (57).
Further, described L-type transmission case (50) side is provided with lapping liquid case (54);Described lapping liquid case (54) lower end connects delivery hose (55);Described delivery hose (55) end connects shower nozzle (56);Described shower nozzle (56) is arranged on above abrasive disk (42) side.
Further, described abrasive disk (42) upper surface is provided centrally with circular arc grinding groove (421).
Further, described grinding motor (41) and electric rotating machine (52) are arranged at workbench (10) bottom surface.
Further, described mechanical hand (53) connects clamp motor (51).
Further, described cleaning dust remover (3) is provided with high-pressure water nozzle and high pressure gas shower nozzle.
Beneficial effects of the present invention:
1. in the present invention can by changing different pressure head, mechanical hand, abrasive disk realize the optical fiber collimator spherical lens of different size and process, working (machining) efficiency is high, speed is fast, multiple lapping devices realize multi-step grinding step technique by the automated exchanged cutter of mechanical hand, the process time of each technique in grinding steps can be freely regulated by multiple lapping devices, thus reach optimal production efficiency and optimal grinding effect, and within continuous 24 hours, can uninterruptedly grind work, it is greatly improved production efficiency.
2. the present invention uses full-automatic grinding machinery, greatly reduces human resources, reduces manufacturing cost, and owing to using full-automatic grinding machinery, therefore good product consistency.
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Fig. 1 is overall structure schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation that in the present invention, the lapping device array on workbench is arranged.
Fig. 3 is the Facad structure schematic diagram of lapping device in the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the side structure schematic diagram of lapping device in the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the reciprocating mechanism structural representation in the present invention in L-type transmission case.
Fig. 6 is the top view of reciprocating mechanism.
Fig. 7 is the assembling structural representation of elevating lever and weight linear meter.
Fig. 8 is the structural representation of grinding groove in abrasive disk.
nullNumeral mark shown in figure is expressed as: 1、Frame,2、Finished product box,3、Cleaning dust remover,4、Lapping device,5、Circuit control box,7、Displaying screen controller,9、Material conveyor belt,10、Workbench,41、Grind motor,42、Abrasive disk,43、Treat grinder part,44、Pressure head,45、Balancing weight,46、Weight linear meter,47、Elevating lever,48、Lifting motor,49、Swing motor,50、L-type transmission case,51、Clamp motor,52、Electric rotating machine,53、Mechanical hand,54、Lapping liquid case,55、Delivery hose,56、Shower nozzle,57、Emergency stop switch,58、Vertically articulated joint,59、Rocking bar,60、Gear,61、Sliding rack,62、Slide bar,63、Fork,64、Eccentric,421、Grinding groove,471、Stirrup groove.
Detailed description of the invention
In order to make those skilled in the art be more fully understood that technical scheme, describing the present invention below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the description of this part is only exemplary and explanatory, should not have any restriction effect to protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in figures 1-8, the concrete structure relation of the present invention is: a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device, it includes the workbench 10 that frame 1 and upper surface thereof are arranged, described workbench 10 back above is provided with circuit control box 5, and described circuit control box 5 front is provided with displaying screen controller 7;On described workbench 10, it is positioned at circuit control box 5 front and is provided with the interconnective lapping device 4 in array;Described lapping device 4 one end connects material conveyor belt 9, and the other end is disposed with cleaning dust remover 3 and finished product box 2;Described lapping device 4 includes swing motor 49 and the lifting motor 48 being arranged on L-type transmission case 50 upper end;Described swing motor 49 connects to have and realizes weight linear meter 46 and produce the reciprocating mechanism of positive reverse rotation;Described lifting motor 48 connects to have and realizes elevating lever 47 and produce the elevating mechanism of oscilaltion campaign;Described reciprocating mechanism and elevating mechanism are arranged in L-type transmission case 50;Described weight linear meter 46 is in being horizontally set on L-type transmission case 50 front;Described elevating lever 47 is vertically set on lifting motor 48 lower end;Described elevating lever 47 end is provided with stirrup groove 471;Described weight linear meter 46 is enclosed within stirrup groove 471;It is socketed with balancing weight 45 on described weight linear meter 46;Described weight linear meter 46 ending vertical is provided with pressure head 44;It is provided with abrasive disk 42 immediately below described pressure head 44;Described abrasive disk 42 side has been horizontally disposed with mechanical hand 53;Described abrasive disk 42 bottom center connects grinds motor 41;Described mechanical hand 53 vertically connects electric rotating machine 52.
Preferably, described reciprocating mechanism includes the eccentric 64 being connected with swing motor 49, the described horizontally hinged fork of eccentric 64 63;The described horizontally hinged sliding rack of fork 63 61;Described sliding rack 61 is enclosed within slide bar 62;Described sliding rack 61 engages with gear 60;Described gear 60 connects rocking bar 59;Described rocking bar 59 other end is hinged with weight linear meter 46 by vertical articulated joint 58.
Preferably, described elevating mechanism is pinion and rack or worm-and-wheel gear.
Preferably, the described mutual array of lapping device 4 connects has no less than 4.
Preferably, described L-type transmission case 50 side is provided with emergency stop switch 57.
Preferably, described L-type transmission case 50 side is provided with lapping liquid case 54;Described lapping liquid case 54 lower end connects delivery hose 55;Described delivery hose 55 end connects shower nozzle 56;Described shower nozzle 56 is arranged on above abrasive disk 42 side.
Preferably, described abrasive disk 42 upper surface is provided centrally with circular arc grinding groove 421.
Preferably, described grinding motor 41 and electric rotating machine 52 are arranged at workbench 10 bottom surface.
Preferably, described mechanical hand 53 connects clamp motor 51.
Preferably, described cleaning dust remover (3) is provided with high-pressure water nozzle and high pressure gas shower nozzle.The principle of the invention:
To treat that grinder part 43 is sent at mechanical hand 53 by material conveyor belt 9, mechanical hand 53 is clamped and is treated grinder part 43, by clamp motor 51 rotarily drive mechanical hand 53 rotate will treat that grinder part 43 is put into above abrasive disk 42, now elevating lever 47 moves down under the drive of lifting motor 48, weight linear meter 46 is declined, the pressure head 44 of weight linear meter 46 end is pushed down and is treated grinder part 43, the dynamics treating grinder part 43 is pushed down, it is achieved the grinding of different dynamics regulations by the balancing weight 45 scalable pressure head 44 on adjustment weight linear meter 46;
Starting swing motor 49 and grind motor 41, grinding motor 41 drives abrasive disk 42 horizontal rotation to treat grinder part 43 and is ground;Meanwhile, swing motor 49 controls rocking bar 59 by reciprocating mechanism and produces forward and reverse reciprocating rotary, thus band dynamic head 44 and whole treat that grinder part 43 produces oscillating motion so that treat that grinder part 43 lower end is by the processed spherical lens of arc grinding groove 421.
The present invention have employed at least 4 group lapping devices, by arrange different grinding rates and grinding dynamics formed molding, roughly grind, refine, the four basic grinding steps in road such as polishing;Each lapping device uses independent automatic liquid-spraying system and cleaning dust remover, and the part array after having ground is placed in plastic sucking disc or other will not be in disfiguring workpiece surface collection box.
Material conveyor belt and workpiece clamp fetching can use automatic slide rail mode, and install material supervising device, if material deficiency, automatic alarm.
Grinding groove 421 in abrasive disk uses center circular arc pit mode, treats that in the pit that grinder part puts into abrasive disk, oscillating motor swings, and spindle motor rotates, and makes to treat that grinder part grinds to form spherical shape.
Each lapping device can independently adjust rotating speed, hunting frequency, amplitude of fluctuation, pressure and other parameters according to technological requirement.
Lapping liquid increases material system and uses liquid spouting nozzle and circulating device, saves manpower and adds lapping liquid.
Cleaning dust remover 3 uses high pressure water washing, is drying up by compressed air.
The present invention uses step:
1. the some workpiece of manual alignment are on feeding track.
2. workpiece holding is put on lapping device by mechanical hand, and weight linear meter pressurizes, and swing motor rotates with spindle motor, makes workpiece wave grinding and reaches sphere grinding.
3. having ground rear mechanical hand to be transported in cleaning dust remover by workpiece holding, dust arrester first rinses with water, does using air-blowing.
Grind respectively through 1~4 operations, ground rear array and be placed in plastic sucking disc or other will not be in disfiguring workpiece surface collection box.
It should be noted that, in this article, term " includes ", " comprising " or its any other variant are intended to comprising of nonexcludability, so that include that the process of a series of key element, method, article or equipment not only include those key elements, but also include other key elements being not expressly set out, or also include the key element intrinsic for this process, method, article or equipment.
Principle and the embodiment of the present invention are set forth by specific case used herein, and the explanation of above example is only intended to help to understand method and the core concept thereof of the present invention.The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, should be understood that, finiteness due to literal expression, and objectively there is unlimited concrete structure, for those skilled in the art, under the premise without departing from the principles of the invention, it is also possible to make some improvement, retouch or change, it is also possible to above-mentioned technical characteristic is combined by rights;These improve retouching, change or combine, or the most improved design by invention and technical scheme directly apply to other occasion, are regarded as protection scope of the present invention.

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1. an optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device, it includes frame (1) and upper surface thereof The workbench (10) arranged, it is characterised in that described workbench (10) back above is provided with circuit Control chamber (5), described circuit control box (5) front is provided with displaying screen controller (7);Described On workbench (10), it is positioned at circuit control box (5) front and is provided with the interconnective grinding in array Device (4);Described lapping device (4) one end connects material conveyor belt (9), and the other end sets successively It is equipped with cleaning dust remover (3) and finished product box (2);Described lapping device (4) includes being arranged on L The swing motor (49) of type transmission case (50) upper end and lifting motor (48);Described swing motor (49) Connect to have and realize weight linear meter (46) and produce the reciprocating mechanism of positive reverse rotation;Described lifting motor (48) Connect and have the elevating mechanism realizing elevating lever (47) generation oscilaltion campaign;Described reciprocating mechanism It is arranged in L-type transmission case (50) with elevating mechanism;Described weight linear meter (46) is in being horizontally set on L-type transmission case (50) front;Described elevating lever (47) is vertically set on lifting motor (48) lower end; Described elevating lever (47) end is provided with stirrup groove (471);Described weight linear meter (46) is enclosed within stirrup In groove (471);Balancing weight (45) it is socketed with on described weight linear meter (46);Described weight linear meter (46) Ending vertical is provided with pressure head (44);It is provided with abrasive disk (42) immediately below described pressure head (44); Described abrasive disk (42) side has been horizontally disposed with mechanical hand (53);In described abrasive disk (42) bottom The heart connects grinding motor (41);Described mechanical hand (53) vertically connects electric rotating machine (52).
2. a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device as claimed in claim 1, its feature Being, described reciprocating mechanism includes the eccentric (64) being connected with swing motor (49), described Eccentric (64) horizontally hinged fork (63);Described fork (63) horizontally hinged sliding rack (61); Described sliding rack (61) is enclosed within slide bar (62);Described sliding rack (61) and gear (60) Engagement;Described gear (60) connects rocking bar (59);Described rocking bar (59) other end is by perpendicular Straight hinge joint (58) is hinged with weight linear meter (46).
3. a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device as claimed in claim 1, its feature Being, described elevating mechanism is pinion and rack or worm-and-wheel gear.
4. a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device as claimed in claim 1, its feature Being, described lapping device (4) mutually array connects to be had no less than 4.
5. a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device as claimed in claim 1, its feature Being, described L-type transmission case (50) side is provided with emergency stop switch (57).
6. a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device as claimed in claim 1, its feature Being, described L-type transmission case (50) side is provided with lapping liquid case (54);Described lapping liquid case (54) Lower end connects delivery hose (55);Described delivery hose (55) end connects shower nozzle (56);Described Shower nozzle (56) is arranged on above abrasive disk (42) side.
7. a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device as claimed in claim 1, its feature Being, described abrasive disk (42) upper surface is provided centrally with circular arc grinding groove (421).
8. a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device as claimed in claim 1, its feature Being, described grinding motor (41) and electric rotating machine (52) are arranged at workbench (10) bottom surface.
9. a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device as claimed in claim 1, its feature Being, described mechanical hand (53) connects clamp motor (51).
10. a kind of optical fiber collimator spherical lens Full-automatic grinding device as claimed in claim 1, its feature It is, described cleaning dust remover (3) is provided with high-pressure water nozzle and high pressure gas shower nozzle.
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