CN208239672U - System for manufacturing multi-fiber connector - Google Patents

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CN208239672U
CN208239672U CN201820508011.4U CN201820508011U CN208239672U CN 208239672 U CN208239672 U CN 208239672U CN 201820508011 U CN201820508011 U CN 201820508011U CN 208239672 U CN208239672 U CN 208239672U
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彼得·维维安奈尔·博斯
冷宗圣
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A kind of system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, multi-fiber connector include multifiber and multi-fiber ferrule, which includes: cutter device, are configured to cutting multifiber so that its each end face is concordant;Fine device is worn, is configured to for multifiber being inserted into multi-fiber ferrule along direction of insertion;Vision sensing equipment is configured to the overhang of the end face of detection multifiber;Controller is configured to control the movement of multifiber according to overhang detected so that overhang is predetermined value;And solid fine device, it is configured to fix multifiber when overhang is predetermined value.The system, which does not need grinding steps, can also produce satisfactory multi-fiber connector.

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System for manufacturing multi-fiber connector
Technical field
The disclosure relates generally to multi-fiber connector fields.More specifically, this disclosure relates to it is a kind of for manufacturing The system of multi-fiber connector.
Background technique
In optical communications, multi-fiber connector is widely used.The multi-fiber connector generally includes Multifiber and multi-fiber ferrule.The multi-fiber ferrule has independent multiple jacks, and each jack is received in the multifiber An optical fiber.The multifiber usually passes through strippable coating and is combined together to form fibre ribbon.
The system for being traditionally used for manufacture multi-fiber connector generally includes: for removing the dress of the coating of fibre ribbon It sets, for carrying out clean device, more for applying adhesive to by the window in multi-fiber ferrule to the multifiber The device of fine lock pin, the device for the multifiber to be inserted through to multi-fiber ferrule, the dress for being used to make adhesive curing The device that set, is ground for the front end face to the multifiber and for being carried out to manufactured multi-fiber connector The device of test.
In the system for being traditionally used for manufacture multi-fiber connector, multi-fiber ferrule is passed through in the multifiber and is consolidated After fixed, it is necessary to which the front end face exposed to the slave multi-fiber ferrule of the multifiber is ground, to make the multifiber Front end face meet the requirements.However, grinding is extremely complex process, up to six steps are usually required, and are ground logical It often will receive the influence of the factors such as the parameters such as pressure, time, cleannes, the precision of grinding and the experience of operator.For usual For multifiber including 6,12,24,48 or more root optical fiber, it is necessary to assure every optical fiber is all met the requirements after grinding, This is extremely difficult.Therefore, traditional multi-fiber connector manufacturing method complexity and low efficiency, and the multi-core optical fiber produced Connector yields is not high.
Utility model content
The first purpose of the disclosure, which is to provide, a kind of can overcome the more for manufacturing of at least one defect in the prior art The system of core fibre connector.
According to one aspect of the disclosure, a kind of system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, the multicore are provided Optical fiber connector includes multifiber and multi-fiber ferrule, wherein the system comprises: cutter device is configured to cutting and exposes Multifiber so that each end face of the multifiber is concordant;Fine device is worn, is configured to multifiber along insertion side To being inserted into multi-fiber ferrule;Vision sensing equipment, the end face for being configured to detect the multifiber are prominent from multi-fiber ferrule Overhang;Controller, be configured to control movement of the multifiber in multi-fiber ferrule according to overhang detected so that Obtaining the overhang is predetermined value;And solid fine device, it is configured to make multifiber phase when the overhang is predetermined value Multi-fiber ferrule is fixed.
Preferably, the multifiber is combined together to form fibre ribbon by coating, wherein the system is also wrapped Include: fibre-removing arrangement is configured to strip the coating of certain length from fibre ribbon.
Preferably, the solid fine device includes adhesive applicator, and described adhesive applicator is configured to described more The end face of root optical fiber, which is pierced by completely in the backward multi-fiber ferrule of multi-fiber ferrule, applies adhesive.
Preferably, described to wear fine device include actuator, and the controller is configured to control the movement of the actuator So that: when the detected overhang of judgement is greater than predetermined value after the end face of the multifiber is pierced by multi-fiber ferrule completely When, move the multifiber along the retract direction opposite with direction of insertion.
Preferably, the controller be configured to control the actuator movement so that: it is detected prominent when determining When output is not prominent less than the end face of predetermined value or the multifiber, move multifiber along direction of insertion.
Preferably, the solid fine device further includes rapid curing device, and the rapid curing device is configured in the protrusion Amount makes described adhesive rapid curing when being predetermined value.
Preferably, the rapid curing device is at least one of ultraviolet solidified apparatus and heat cure device.
Preferably, the vision sensing equipment includes imaging sensor, processor and memory, described image sensor quilt It is configured to the sensing image of the end face of the sensing comprising the multifiber, the memory Memory Reference image, the place Reason device is configured to for the sensing image being compared with benchmark image, obtains the overhang according to comparison result.
Preferably, the vision sensing equipment includes at least one of ccd image sensor and cmos image sensor.
Preferably, the resolution ratio of the vision sensing equipment is micron order or higher.
Preferably, the cutter device includes laser.
Preferably, the cutter device includes cutting tool, the system also includes thermal annealing device, the thermal annealing dress It sets and is configured to carry out thermal annealing in cutting and/or after cutting to the multifiber.
Preferably, the predetermined value of the overhang is 5 microns or smaller.
Preferably, the cutter device can control Cutting Length.
It can also be manufactured using the system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector of the disclosure even if not needing grinding steps Satisfactory multi-fiber connector out.
Detailed description of the invention
After following description is read in conjunction with the figure, many aspects of the disclosure are better understood with, attached In figure:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram for the fibre ribbon being stripped according to one section of coating of one embodiment of the disclosure;
Fig. 2 is the signal that the fibre ribbon flushed each other is cut into according to the end face of each optical fiber of one embodiment of the disclosure Figure;
Fig. 3 is the signal according to the multi-fiber ferrule with the multifiber being inserted into of one embodiment of the disclosure Figure;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram according to the overhang of the control multifiber of one embodiment of the disclosure.
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The description disclosure that hereinafter reference will be made to the drawings, attached drawing therein show several embodiments of the disclosure.However it should Understand, the disclosure can show in a number of different manners, it is not limited to embodiment as described below;It is true On, embodiment as described below is intended to make the disclosure of the disclosure more complete, and absolutely proves this public affairs to those skilled in the art The protection scope opened.It is to be further understood that embodiment disclosed herein can be combined in various ways, to provide more Mostly additional embodiment.
It should be understood that in all the appended drawings, identical appended drawing reference indicates identical element.It in the accompanying drawings, is clear The size of Chu Qijian, certain features can be deformed.
It should be understood that the terminology in specification is only used for description specific embodiment, it is no intended to limit the disclosure. All terms (including technical terms and scientific terms) that specification uses unless otherwise defined, all have those skilled in the art The normally understood meaning of member.For the sake of concise and/or is clear, well known function or structure can be no longer described in detail.
Singular " one ", " described " and "the" that specification uses are unless clearly indicate, comprising plural form.Explanation The terminology "include", "comprise" and " containing " that book uses indicate there is claimed feature, but there are one or more for repulsion A other feature.The terminology "and/or" that specification uses includes related any and whole group for listing one or more of item It closes.The terminology " between x and y " and should be construed as including X and Y " between about X and Y " that specification uses.This specification The terminology " between about X and Y " used is meant " between about X and about Y ", and the terminology that this specification uses " from about X to Y " is meant " from about X to about Y ".
In the description, claim an element be located at another element "upper", " attachment " to another element, " connected " to another member Whens part, " connection " are to another element or " contact " another element etc., the element can on another element, be attached to Another element is connected to another element, is attached to another element or another element of contact, or may exist intermediary element.Phase Control claims an element is " direct " to be located at another element "upper", " directly attachment " extremely another element, " being directly connected to " to another One element, " directly couple " to another element or or when " directly contacting " another element, there will be no intermediary elements.Illustrating In book, a feature placement at another feature " adjacent ", can refer to a feature have the part Chong Die with adjacent feature or Person is located at the part above or below adjacent feature.
In the description, the spatial relationship of "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "high", " low " etc. is used Diction can illustrate a feature and the relationship of another feature in the accompanying drawings.It should be understood that spatial relationship terminology in addition to comprising It also include the different direction of device in use or operation except orientation shown in the drawings.For example, device in the accompanying drawings reverses When, originally it was described as the feature in other feature " lower section ", was can be described as at this time in " top " of other feature.Device may be used also To orient (rotation turn 90 degrees or in other orientation) in other ways, relative space relation will be interpreted accordingly at this time.
The system of this specification description can also be received information using one or more controllers and convert the received letter of institute Breath is to generate output.The controller may include any type of computing device, counting circuit or any type of processor or It is able to carry out the processing circuit of series of instructions stored in memory.The controller may include multiple processors and/or more It is core central processing unit (CPU) and may include any type of processor, such as microprocessor, digital signal processor, micro- Controller etc..The controller may also include memory with storing data and/or algorithm to execute series of instructions.
Any means, program, algorithm or the coding of this specification description can be converted or are expressed as programming language or meter Calculation machine program." programming language " and " computer program " be will be assigned to any language of computer, and including The growth of (but being not limited to) these language and they: assembler language, Basic, autoexec, BCPL, C, C+, C++, Delphi, Fortran, Java, JavaScript, machine code, operating system command language, Pascal, Perl, PL1, script Language, Visual Basic, the metalanguage of its own designated program and the first generation, the second generation, the third generation, forth generation and Five generation computer languages.Equally include is database and other data patterns, and other any metalanguage.In order to this fixed Justice purpose, not between the language for being interpreted, compile either using compiling and interpret both methods language between into Row is distinguished.For the purpose of this definition, do not distinguished between the compiled version of program and source version.Therefore, with reference to volume The program that Cheng Yuyan may be present in more than one state (such as source state, compiling state, Obj State or linking status) is With reference to any and all this states.This definition also includes the intention of effective instruction and these instructions.
Any means, program, algorithm or the code of this specification description may include in one or more machine readable mediums Or on memory.Term " memory " may include providing (for example, storage and/or transmission) such as processor, computer or number The mechanism of the information of the machine readable format of processing equipment.For example, memory may include read-only memory (ROM), arbitrary access Memory (RAM), magnetic disk storage medium, optical storage medium, flash memory device or other any volatibility or non-volatile memories Equipment.Comprising on it code or instruction can be by carrier signal, infrared signal, digital signal signal table similar with other Show.
Figures 1 and 2 show that fibre ribbon 1.The fibre ribbon 1, which has, passes through the combined multifiber of coating 11 12.Every optical fiber 12 may include covering and the core circular by covering.The coating 11 can be polymer or adhesive, example Such as acrylic plastics.The quantity of the multifiber is, for example, 2,4,6,8,12,24,48 or any other quantity.
It passes through and is fixed therein to form manufacture as shown in figure 3, the multi-fiber ferrule 2 is configured for multifiber 12 Good multi-fiber connector.Preferably, multi-fiber ferrule 2 can be plastics multi-fiber ferrule.The multi-fiber ferrule 2 includes ontology. The rear portion of ontology is provided with optical fiber insertion chamber 21.The front of ontology is provided with multiple jacks 22 for multifiber insertion. Every optical fiber in the multifiber is inserted into from the optical fiber of multi-fiber ferrule 2 insertion chamber 21 and is inserted respectively into the multiple jack In a corresponding jack in 22.Preferably, the multi-fiber ferrule 2 has window 23.The window 23 is preferably provided in The top of multi-fiber ferrule 2.The bonding for keeping optical fiber fixed relative to multi-fiber ferrule can be applied into multi-fiber ferrule 2 by the window Agent.
It may include fibre-removing arrangement (not shown) according to the system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector of the disclosure.Institute Fibre-removing arrangement is stated to be configured to strip the coating 11 of certain length from fibre ribbon.Fig. 1 schematically shows the one of fibre ribbon The coating 11 of measured length has been stripped and has exposed the state of optical fiber 12.
Fibre-removing arrangement can be at least one of mechanical fibre-removing arrangement and laser fibre-removing arrangement.The machinery fibre-removing arrangement It can be existing any automation fibre-removing arrangement, be also possible to any armstrong's patent fiber stripping of such as heat-peeling forceps and cold stripping pincers Device.Laser fibre-removing arrangement is the thermal decomposition effect using laser or destroys molecule chained effect, is carried out to the coating that needs strip Processing is so that the device that coating is stripped.The laser fibre-removing arrangement may include such as CO2Laser fiber-cutting machine etc. existing What laser fiber-cutting machine.Although the disclosure instantiates mechanical fibre-removing arrangement and laser fibre-removing arrangement, the fibre-removing arrangement of the disclosure It is without being limited thereto, it can be any device that coating can be stripped from fibre ribbon.
It optionally, can also be including cleaning device (not according to the system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector of the disclosure It shows).The cleaning device is configured to clean multifiber after stripping the coating of certain length from fibre ribbon. The cleaning device can be in air cleaning device, liquid cleaning device and cleaning piece for being wiped to optical fiber extremely It is few a kind of or any can carry out clean device to optical fiber.
It can also include cutter device (not shown) according to the system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector of the disclosure.Institute It states cutter device to be configured to cut the multifiber 12 of exposing, so that each end face of the multifiber is put down each other Together.That is, the cutter device makes each end face after being cut of the multifiber 12 form a common plane. Fig. 2 shows the schematic diagrames for the multifiber that end is trimmed.Cutting in this way eliminates coating and is stripped rear each optical fiber End face that may be present do not flush or the problem of fragmentation.
The cutter device preferably includes laser cutting device.The laser source that the laser cutting device passes through laser Optical fiber is heated and optical fiber is cut.Although the laser of laser cutting device can be selected and can be realized optical fiber and cut Any power cut, but the power of the laser is preferably 30w or more.The heating temperature of laser and heating time can roots It is properly selected according to needs.The laser cutting device for example can be CO2Laser.Without departing from the scope of this disclosure, It can be using any type of laser as laser cutting device.Laser cutting can make the end face after each fiber cut complete It flushes entirely, and avoids the scuffing and pollution of end face, so as to obtain perfect fiber end face.
Alternatively, the cutter device also may include cutting tool.The cutting tool is, for example, diamond cut Knife or similar cutter.
It can also include thermal annealing device according to the system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector of the disclosure, the heat is moved back Fiery device is used to carry out heat when cutting the multifiber with cutting tool or after dicing to the multifiber Annealing.The thermal annealing device for example can be temperature control heating device.Can according to need selection thermal annealing temperatures and the time with Performance needed for realizing optical fiber.Preferably, thermal annealing temperatures are about 800 DEG C -900 DEG C.Preferably, the thermal annealing time is big About 1 second or shorter.
The high temperature or thermal annealing process of laser cutting can make the surface of each optical fiber harder, so that it is durable to improve its Property, so that when two connectors cooperate, the surface of each optical fiber is not easy to be scraped off, to extend multi-fiber connector Service life.
The system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector according to the disclosure can also include wearing fine device 8 (Fig. 4).It is described Fine device 8 is worn to be configured to for multifiber being inserted into multi-fiber ferrule along direction of insertion.It is described to wear fine device 8 preferably automatically Wear fine machine.Automatically the driver worn fine machine and preferably include such as actuator of high-precision motor and such as Precision Lead-Screw Structure.The precision of the actuator and transmission mechanism is preferably micron order or higher, so that multifiber is in direction of insertion On movement step-length be micron order or smaller.It is described wear fine device 8 make cutting after multifiber chamber is inserted by optical fiber 21 are inserted into multi-fiber ferrule 2 and each front end face of multifiber are pierced by from the jack 22 of multi-fiber ferrule 2.
It can also include vision sensing equipment according to the system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector of the disclosure.The view Feel that sensing device is configured to detect the end face of the multifiber from the overhang outstanding of multi-fiber ferrule 2.Preferably, the view Feel that sensing device includes imaging sensor 3.Described image sensor 3 is preferably ccd image sensor and cmos image sensing At least one of device.Preferably, described image sensor 3 may include sensor 31, lens 32 and frame 33.The figure As sensor 3 is preferably provided in the above and or below of multi-fiber ferrule 2.The case where not departing from the scope of the utility model Under, imaging sensor can be set in any position of the position for the front end face that can sense all optical fiber.Described image sensing The resolution ratio of device 3 is preferably micron order or higher, so as to accurately sense each optical fiber front end face position.
In a preferred embodiment, the vision sensing equipment further includes processor 4, the processor 4 and biography Sensor 31 is connected and is configured to handle to generate the letter for indicating the overhang image that imaging sensor 3 senses Breath.
Preferably, the vision sensing equipment further includes memory 5.The memory 5 can be with 4 phase of processor Even.
Preferably, the memory 5 can be used for storing benchmark image.The processor 4 may be additionally configured to be connect The image sensed as imaging sensor received is compared with the benchmark image and according to comparison result generation expression The information of overhang.
Preferably, the memory 5 can store image processing program, and the processor 4 may be configured to call institute Image processing program is stated to handle to generate and indicate the overhang the received image by imaging sensor sensing Information.
It can also include controller 6 according to the system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector of the disclosure.The controller 6 It is configured to control movement of the multifiber in multi-fiber ferrule 2 according to overhang detected so that the overhang is pre- Definite value.Preferably, the controller 6 is connected with the processor 4, described prominent for receiving the expression that the processor 4 generates The information of output.Controller 6 according to the received information for indicating the overhang control the actuator for wearing fine device 8 Movement.
The system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector according to the disclosure can also include solid fine device 7.The solid fibre Device 7 is configured to fix multifiber relative to multi-fiber ferrule when the overhang is predetermined value.
Preferably, the solid fine device 7 includes adhesive applicator (not shown).Described adhesive applicator is configured to Apply adhesive into multi-fiber ferrule 2 by the window 23 of multi-fiber ferrule.Described adhesive applicator is preferably automatic bonding agent Applicator.The consistency of adhesive application can be improved using automatic bonding agent applicator and adhesive is made to apply fuller It is full.Preferably, adhesive may include glue, such as epoxy resin, acrylate or any other suitable glue.
Preferably, controller 6 controls the movement of adhesive applicator, so that adhesive applicator is in the multifiber End face is pierced by completely to be passed through the window of multi-fiber ferrule after multi-fiber ferrule and applies adhesive into multi-fiber ferrule.In this way, can keep away Exempt from adhesion agent on the end face of optical fiber.
Preferably, controller 6 is configured to: when determining that the overhang is greater than predetermined value, controller 6 controls actuator Move multifiber along the retract direction opposite with direction of insertion.
Preferably, when controller 6 determines that the overhang is not prominent less than the front end face of predetermined value or optical fiber, control Device 6, which controls actuator, moves multifiber along direction of insertion.
Preferably, the solid fine device further includes rapid curing device.What the rapid curing device was configured to make to be applied Adhesive rapid curing.Preferably, the rapid curing device includes at least one of ultraviolet solidified apparatus and heat cure device.Institute Stating heat cure device is preferably infrared ray cured device.
Preferably, controller 6 controls rapid curing device, so that rapid curing device is in the overhang to make institute when predetermined value State adhesive rapid curing.The overhang of the front end face is accurately fixed the predetermined value met the requirements as a result,.
In addition, can be designed to bigger than the size of traditional window according to the window 23 of the multi-fiber ferrule 2 of the disclosure. Preferably, the length of the window 23 in an insertion direction is sufficiently large so that even if multifiber the side of retracting move upwards with The adhesion effect between multifiber and multi-fiber ferrule will not be influenced when adjusting its overhang.Preferably, the window 23 exists Length in direction of insertion can be about 3.1 millimeters or about 3.6 millimeters.
The predetermined value of the overhang is preferably 5 microns or smaller.The predetermined value can be more preferably 3 microns or more It is small, it even more preferably is 1 micron or smaller.By using high-precision imaging sensor cooperate high-precision actuator and Transmission mechanism may be implemented accurately to control the overhang.
The manufacturing method of the multi-fiber connector according to the disclosure is further described below.The manufacture below Disclosure arrangement described above, equipment, parameter, feature and combinations thereof and analog can be used in method, for identical or Similar device, equipment, parameter and feature will not be described in great detail.
In one embodiment, the disclosure manufacturing method the following steps are included:
Fiber stripping step strips the coating of certain length from fibre ribbon in the fiber stripping step;
Cutting step, in the cutting step, cut the multifiber of exposing so that the multifiber each end Face is concordant;
Fine step is worn, is worn in fine step described, multifiber is inserted into multi-fiber ferrule along direction of insertion;
Overhang detecting step detects the more light by vision sensing equipment in the overhang detecting step Fine end face is from multi-fiber ferrule overhang outstanding;
Overhang rate-determining steps control multifiber according to overhang detected in the overhang rate-determining steps Movement in multi-fiber ferrule is so that the overhang is predetermined value;And
Optical fiber fixing step makes multifiber phase when the overhang is predetermined value in the optical fiber fixing step Multi-fiber ferrule is fixed.
Each end face of the multifiber exposed by cutting makes it flush, detect each other by visual sensor and controls institute The overhang of the end face of multifiber is stated, and makes multifiber solid relative to multi-fiber ferrule when overhang is predetermined value Fixed, the end that manufactured multi-fiber connector is allowed in the case where not needing grinding steps is met the requirements.
Preferably, in the cutting step, Cutting Length can be controlled.Preferably, the Cutting Length can be controlled At at least described predetermined value in end face for enabling optical fiber to penetrate multi-fiber ferrule and prominent multi-fiber ferrule.Preferably, the cutting Length is controlled to so that there is the optical fiber of sufficiently long no coating to be used to fix.Preferably, the Cutting Length can be controlled Be made so that when optical fiber is fixed the position of the window 23 exist the optical fiber without coating and the optical fiber with coating this two Person.
By the size of control Cutting Length and setting window, can for example fixing by solidification adhesive When optical fiber, the existing optical fiber with coating also has the optical fiber of sufficiently long no coating at the window's position, therefore can be realized good Fixed effect.
Preferably, it is worn in fine step described, the end face of the multifiber is made to be pierced by multi-fiber ferrule completely.Preferably, After the end face of the multifiber is pierced by multi-fiber ferrule completely, apply adhesive into multi-fiber ferrule.Preferably, then, In the overhang rate-determining steps, when the overhang for determining to detect is greater than predetermined value, so that multifiber edge and insertion Contrary retracts direction movement.In this way, with phase the case where applying adhesive before being inserted into the multifiber Than, the end face of the multifiber will not adhere to adhesive, so as to save subsequent processing process, and can be efficiently Overhang is controlled as predetermined value.
Although describe in the above embodiments the end face of the multifiber be pierced by completely multi-fiber ferrule it is rear to The case where applying adhesive in multi-fiber ferrule, still, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.Adhesive applicator can also be applied at other moment Add adhesive, such as is inserted into multi-fiber ferrule and its front end face when multifiber is not inserted into multi-fiber ferrule, in multifiber When having passed through window and/or when detecting the overhang is predetermined value.In this way, can make multifiber more fully by Apply adhesive.
Although describing in above embodiment is pierced by the end face of the multifiber completely in described wear The case where multi-fiber ferrule, but it may occur to persons skilled in the art that, it is worn in fine step described, in the model for not departing from the disclosure In the case where enclosing, the end face of the multifiber can not also be made to be pierced by multi-fiber ferrule completely, and only be inserted partially into it Multi-fiber ferrule.In the case, in the overhang rate-determining steps, when determine detected overhang be less than predetermined value or When the end face of the multifiber is not prominent, so that multifiber is moved along direction of insertion.
Preferably, in the optical fiber fixing step, make described adhesive quickly solid when the overhang is predetermined value Change.As previously described, rapid curing can be using at least one of ultraviolet curing, infrared ray cured heat cure etc. Rapid curing mode.By rapid curing, once the overhang detected is equal to predetermined value, just rapidly multifiber is fixed In multi-fiber ferrule, ensure that the overhang is accurately met the requirements.
Preferably, in the overhang detecting step, vision sensing equipment sensing includes the described of the multifiber The sensing image of end face.Preferably, the benchmark image stored in the sensing image and memory is compared by processor, root The overhang is obtained according to comparison result.Preferably, processor can also be by calling the image procossing journey stored in memory Sensing image described in ordered pair is handled, to obtain the overhang.
The multi-fiber connector that present disclosure also relates to be fabricated by the above-mentioned manufacture method.
Although the disclosure is described using multi-fiber connector as example, it may occur to persons skilled in the art that, The manufacturing method and system of the disclosure can also be equally applicable to the manufacture of single fiber-optic connector.
Although it have been described that the example embodiment of the disclosure, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that at this A variety of variations can be carried out in the case where not departing from spirit and scope of the present disclosure in matter to the example embodiment of the disclosure and are changed Become.Therefore, all changes and change are all contained in the protection scope of the disclosure defined by claim.The disclosure is by adding Claim limit, and the equivalent of these claims is also included.

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1. a kind of system for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, the multi-fiber connector includes that multifiber and multi-fiber are inserted Core, which is characterized in that the system comprises:
Cutter device is configured to the multifiber of cutting exposing so that each end face of the multifiber is concordant;
Fine device is worn, is configured to for multifiber being inserted into multi-fiber ferrule along direction of insertion;
Vision sensing equipment is configured to detect the end face of the multifiber from multi-fiber ferrule overhang outstanding;
Controller is configured to control movement of the multifiber in multi-fiber ferrule according to overhang detected so that described Overhang is predetermined value;And
Gu fine device is configured to fix multifiber relative to multi-fiber ferrule when the overhang is predetermined value.
2. the system according to claim 1 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the solid fine device Including adhesive applicator, described adhesive applicator is configured to be pierced by multi-fiber ferrule completely in the end face of the multifiber Backward multi-fiber ferrule in apply adhesive.
3. the system according to claim 2 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that described to wear fine device Including actuator, the controller be configured to control the movement of the actuator so that: it is complete in the end face of the multifiber It is pierced by after multi-fiber ferrule entirely, when determining that detected overhang is greater than predetermined value, makes multifiber edge and direction of insertion Opposite retracts direction movement.
4. the system according to claim 3 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the controller quilt Be configured to control the movement of the actuator so that: when determining that detected overhang is less than predetermined value or the multifiber End face it is not prominent when, move multifiber along direction of insertion.
5. the system according to claim 2 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the solid fine device It further include rapid curing device, the rapid curing device is configured to keep described adhesive quick when the overhang is predetermined value Solidification.
6. the system according to claim 5 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the rapid curing Device is at least one of ultraviolet solidified apparatus and heat cure device.
7. the system according to claim 1 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the visual sensing Device includes imaging sensor, processor and memory, and described image sensor is configured to sense comprising the multifiber The end face sensing image, the memory Memory Reference image, the processor is configured to the sensing image It is compared with benchmark image, the overhang is obtained according to comparison result.
8. the system according to claim 1 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the visual sensing Device includes at least one of ccd image sensor and cmos image sensor.
9. the system according to claim 1 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the visual sensing The resolution ratio of device is micron order or higher.
10. the system according to claim 1 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the cutting dress It sets including laser.
11. the system according to claim 1 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the cutting dress It sets including cutting tool, the system also includes thermal annealing device, the thermal annealing device is configured in cutting and/or cuts Thermal annealing is carried out to the multifiber after cutting.
12. the system according to claim 1 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the predetermined value It is 5 microns or smaller.
13. the system according to claim 1 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, which is characterized in that the cutting dress Cutting Length can be controlled by setting.
14. the system described in any one of -13 for manufacturing multi-fiber connector, feature exist according to claim 1 In the multifiber is combined together to form fibre ribbon by coating, wherein the system also includes: fibre-removing arrangement, institute Fibre-removing arrangement is stated to be configured to strip the coating of certain length from fibre ribbon.
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