CN220105366U

CN220105366U - Splash-proof device for optical cable production

Info

Publication number: CN220105366U
Application number: CN202321299943.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 丰波; 杜仁杰; 刘爱华; 刘喆驰; 孟泉; 郭凯
Original assignee: Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Co Ltd
Current assignee: Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-05-23
Filing date: 2023-05-23
Publication date: 2023-11-28
Anticipated expiration: 2033-05-23

Abstract

The utility model discloses a splash-proof device for optical cable production, which belongs to the technical field of optical cable manufacturing and comprises a water baffle, wherein the water baffle is arranged between the bottom of a drainage tank and a cable and is arranged corresponding to a drop point of water flowing into the drainage tank from a cooling water tank, so that a partition structure is formed between the drop point and the cable on the premise that cooling water does not influence flowing from the cooling water tank to the drainage tank, the splashed cooling water and the cable are partitioned, the cooling water is effectively prevented from splashing on the surface of the cable, and the surface quality of the cable is improved. The splash-proof device for the optical cable production has the advantages of simple structure and convenient use, can effectively prevent cooling water from splashing to the surface of the optical cable on the premise of not influencing the cooling feeding and the cooling water flowing of the optical cable, improves the quality of the surface of the optical cable, and has better application prospect and popularization value.

Description

Splash-proof device for optical cable production

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of optical cable manufacturing, and particularly relates to a splash-proof device for optical cable production.

Background

With the development of technology, optical cables are increasingly used in daily life. In the optical cable manufacturing process, damage to the optical fiber during use is prevented, and an outer jacket is generally coated on the outer periphery of the cable core so as to protect the internal optical fiber.

For the production of the optical cable outer sheath, an outer sheath base material is extruded and coated on the periphery of a cable core in a high-temperature melting state through an extruder to form an outer sheath, and the outer sheath is fed into a cooling water tank to cool and shape the outer sheath. In order to realize the recycling of the cooling water in the cooling water tank, water draining tanks are generally arranged at two ends of the cooling water tank so as to recycle the cooling water. However, in the process that the optical cable goes out of the extruder head and enters the cooling water tank, circulating water flowing out of the cooling water tank can splash on the surface of the optical cable, so that the optical cable locally contracts in advance, a concave defect which is not smooth and round is formed on the surface of the optical cable, and the structural quality of the optical cable is affected.

In the prior art, a filter screen or filter cotton and the like are paved at the bottom of a drainage tank generally so as to weaken the splashing height of circulating water, reduce the influence of the splashing water on an outer sheath and improve the problem of small concave defects on the surface of the outer sheath. However, under the influence of circulating water quality or other factors, the filter screen or the filter cotton is easy to be blocked after being used for a period of time, the function of weakening splashing is reduced, and the filter screen or the filter cotton needs to be replaced periodically. Meanwhile, as the communication density is improved, the optical fiber dosage is increased, the core number of a single optical cable is increased, the outer diameter of the optical cable is increased, the surface area of the optical cable is increased, the optical cable is more easily influenced by splash water, and the risk of generating pits is also obviously increased.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at one or more of the defects or improvement demands in the prior art, the utility model provides a splash guard for optical cable production, which can separate splash cooling water by using a water baffle on the premise of not influencing the flow of the cooling water so as to prevent the cooling water from splashing to the surface of a cable and improve the surface quality of the cable.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a splash guard for producing an optical cable, which includes a water baffle;

the breakwater passes through fixed subassembly setting in the water drainage tank, and set up between water drainage tank bottom and the cable, just the breakwater corresponds rivers and flows in the landing setting of water drainage tank from the cooling water tank, in order to the landing with form the wall structure between the cable, prevent that water from following the landing splashes to the cable surface.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the water baffle is connected with the side wall of the drainage tank through the fixing component.

As a further improvement of the present utility model, the fixing assembly includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member, one end of the first fixing member is connected to the water blocking plate, and the other end is rotatably connected to the second fixing member through a rotation assembly, and connects the second fixing member to a side wall of the drain tank.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the first fixing piece comprises a fixing rod and at least one fixing clamping plate, one side of the fixing clamping plate is provided with a mounting groove, one side of the water baffle plate can be horizontally embedded and fixed in the mounting groove, and the fixing clamping plate is connected with the second fixing piece through the fixing rod.

As a further development of the utility model, the second fixing element comprises a connecting plate and at least one sliding element; one end of the connecting plate is connected with the first fixing piece, the other end of the connecting plate is connected with the side wall of the drainage groove in a sliding mode through at least one sliding piece, and the connecting plate can move along the extending direction of the side wall of the drainage groove.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the sliding piece is a U-shaped groove which is integrally arranged with the connecting plate, the top of the side wall of the drainage groove can be embedded in the U-shaped groove in a matching way, and the U-shaped groove can slide back and forth along the top of the side wall of the drainage groove.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the water draining device further comprises a magnet, wherein the water draining groove is made of iron, and the magnet is detachably arranged on one side of the U-shaped groove, which is away from the top of the side wall of the water draining groove.

As a further improvement of the utility model, a magnet mounting groove is arranged on one side of the U-shaped groove away from the top of the side wall of the drainage groove, and the magnet can be embedded in the magnet mounting groove.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the transverse section of the water baffle is rectangular, V-shaped and arc-shaped.

The above-mentioned improved technical features can be combined with each other as long as they do not collide with each other.

In general, the above technical solutions conceived by the present utility model have the beneficial effects compared with the prior art including:

(1) The splash-proof device for the optical cable production comprises the water baffle, wherein the water baffle is arranged between the bottom of the water drainage groove and the cable and is arranged corresponding to the drop point of water flowing into the water drainage groove from the cooling water groove, so that a partition structure is formed between the drop point and the cable on the premise that cooling water flowing into the water drainage groove from the cooling water groove is not influenced, the splashed cooling water and the cable are partitioned, the cooling water is effectively prevented from splashing on the surface of the cable, and the surface quality of the cable is improved.

(2) According to the splash guard for optical cable production, the first fixing piece and the second fixing piece are rotationally connected through the rotating assembly, and the water baffle is fixedly connected with the first fixing piece, so that the water baffle can longitudinally rotate along with the first fixing piece along the rotating assembly, the splash guard can be adjusted to 0 degree to block splash when the water baffle works, and can be rotated upwards or downwards by 90 degrees when the water baffle does not work, and actions such as threading and starting are not affected.

(3) According to the splash guard for producing the optical cable, at least one sliding piece is arranged in the second fixing piece, and the splash guard for producing the optical cable is in sliding connection with the side wall of the drainage groove through the sliding piece, so that the splash guard for producing the optical cable can reciprocate along the extending direction of the drainage groove, the position of the splash guard for producing the optical cable in the drainage groove is adjusted according to actual requirements, and the applicability of the splash guard for producing the optical cable is improved; the magnet is arranged on one side of the U-shaped groove, which is away from the drainage groove, so that the connection effect between the splash-proof device for producing the optical cable and the side wall of the drainage groove is enhanced through the magnetic attraction effect of the magnet.

(4) The splash-proof device for the optical cable production has the advantages of simple structure and convenient use, can effectively prevent cooling water from splashing to the surface of the optical cable on the premise of not influencing the cooling feeding and the cooling water flowing of the optical cable, improves the quality of the surface of the optical cable, and has better application prospect and popularization value.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the overall structure of a splash guard for producing an optical cable installed in a drain tank according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a splash guard for producing an optical cable according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the principle of cooling water splashing on the surface of the optical cable when the splash guard for producing the optical cable in the present embodiment is not installed;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a splash guard for fiber optic cable production in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model;

like reference numerals denote like technical features throughout the drawings, in particular: 1. a water baffle; 2. a fixing clamp; 201. a fixed rod; 202. a fixed clamping plate; 3. a rotating assembly; 4. a sliding support; 401. a connecting plate; 402. a chute; 403. a magnet mounting groove; 5. a cooling water tank; 6. a drainage channel; 7. a cable; 8. a cooling water flow path; 9. a cooling water splash path; 10. a filter screen; 11. drop point.

Detailed Description

The present utility model will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and examples, in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model more apparent. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model. In addition, the technical features of the embodiments of the present utility model described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not collide with each other.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

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

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

Examples:

referring to fig. 1 to 4, a splash guard for optical cable production in a preferred embodiment of the present utility model includes a splash guard 1, the splash guard 1 being disposed on a splash path of cooling water and below a feed cable 7 to prevent the cooling water from splashing on the cable 7.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the water deflector 1 in the preferred embodiment is disposed in the water discharge tank 6 and between the bottom of the water discharge tank 6 and the cable 7, the cable 7 is fed into the cooling water tank 5 from above the water deflector 1 to be cooled, the cooling water in the cooling water tank 5 flows into the water discharge tank 6 from the end of the cooling water tank 5, and a drop point 11 is formed at the bottom of the water discharge tank 6, and the water deflector 1 is disposed corresponding to the drop point 11 to form a partition structure between the drop point 11 and the cable 7, and cooling water splashed from the drop point 11 is blocked. In actual manufacturing, the cross section of the water baffle plate 1 can be rectangular, V-shaped or arc-shaped, and the like, so that the cooling and feeding of the cable 7 are not affected; the size of the water deflector 1 may be determined specifically according to the size of the range of the cooling water splash path 9.

When the water deflector 1 is not provided, the cooling water flows into the water drain tank 6 from the cooling water tank 6, as shown by a cooling water flow path 8 in fig. 3 and 4, and part of the cooling water splashes upward from the filter screen 10 at the bottom of the water drain tank 6 to the surface of the uncooled cable 7, as shown by a cooling water splash path 9 in fig. 3, and forms a small recess defect on the surface of the cable 7. As shown in fig. 4, the water deflector 1 is provided on the cooling water splash path 9 to block the splashed cooling water, avoiding the generation of the recess defect of the surface of the optical cable.

Further, the water deflector 1 is fixed to the side wall of the drain tank 6 by a fixing member in the preferred embodiment, and the fixing member is preferably provided to be position-adjustable along the extending direction of the drain tank 5, so as to adjust the position of the water deflector 1 in the drain tank 6 according to actual production requirements. Of course, the water deflector 1 may be fixed by other means as long as it is possible to achieve a state in which the water deflector 1 remains relatively stationary with the drain tank 6 during operation.

Specifically, the fixing assembly in the preferred embodiment includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member, wherein one end of the first fixing member is connected with the water deflector 1 to support the water deflector 1, and the other end is connected with the second fixing member through the rotating assembly 3 to fix the first fixing member and the water deflector 1 on the side wall of the drain tank 6 through the second fixing member.

The first fixing member in the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 2 is a fixing clip 2 comprising a fixing rod 201 and at least one fixing clip 202, and in the preferred embodiment two fixing clips 202 are provided and are provided at both ends of the fixing rod 201, respectively; accordingly, mounting holes are provided in the fixing clip 202 along the extending direction of the fixing rod 201, and two ends of the fixing rod 201 have been respectively embedded in the two fixing clip 202 to achieve the fixed connection between the fixing rod 201 and the fixing clip 202. Meanwhile, a mounting groove is provided at one side of the fixing clip 202 to horizontally embed and fix one side of the water deflector 1 in the mounting groove.

In actual setting, the thickness of the water baffle 1 near the side of the fixed clamping plate 202 may be matched with the thickness of the mounting groove, so as to realize connection between the fixed clamping plate 202 and the water baffle 1 only through the mounting groove; of course, the thickness of the side of the water baffle 1 near the fixing clamp plate 202 may be smaller than the thickness of the mounting groove, and the mounting hole is formed on the side wall of the mounting groove, and the hole is formed at the corresponding position of the water baffle 1, so as to fix the water baffle 1 on the fixing clamp plate 202 through bolts or pins.

Further, the second fixing member in the preferred embodiment is a sliding bracket 4, and as shown in fig. 2, the sliding bracket 4 includes a connection plate 401 and at least one sliding member, wherein one end of the connection plate 401 is connected to the first fixing member and the other end is slidably connected to a side wall of the drain tank 6 through the at least one sliding member. The sliding member in the preferred embodiment is a sliding chute 402 to realize reciprocating sliding of the sliding bracket 4 along the extending direction of the drain tank 6 by the sliding chute 402. Preferably, the chute 402 is configured as a U-shaped chute 402, and the width of the U-shaped chute 402 is matched with the thickness of the side wall of the drainage channel 6, so that the sliding support 4 is clamped at the top of the side wall of the drainage channel 6 through the U-shaped chute 402 and can slide back and forth along the top of the drainage channel 6.

In the preferred embodiment, two U-shaped sliding grooves 402 are arranged in the sliding support 4 at intervals, and the two U-shaped sliding grooves 402 are arranged in an up-down inclined manner according to the trapezoid arrangement characteristics of the side walls of the drainage groove 6, so that the inner bottom surfaces of the two U-shaped sliding grooves 402 are attached to the top of the side walls of the cooling water tank 5.

Preferably, the drain tank 6 is made of iron, and in order to further improve the reliability of connection between the sliding support 4 and the side wall of the drain tank 6, a magnet is further provided in the preferred embodiment, and the magnet is disposed on one side of the U-shaped chute 402 away from the top of the side wall of the drain tank 6, so that the sliding support 4 after the position adjustment is fixed on the side wall of the drain tank 6 through the magnetic attraction between the magnet and the drain tank 6. Preferably, a magnet mounting groove 403 is further provided on the side of the U-shaped chute 402 facing away from the drain groove 6, and a magnet may be embedded in the magnet mounting groove 403.

It can be appreciated that when the magnet is embedded, the sliding support 4 is fixed on the side wall of the drainage groove 6; when the magnet is taken out, the sliding support 4 can slide along the top of the side wall of the drainage groove 6 so as to adjust the horizontal position of the water baffle 1. In the preferred embodiment, the side wall of the drainage tank 6 is in a trapezoid shape, and the sliding support 4 can adjust the vertical height position of the water baffle 1 while adjusting the horizontal position of the water baffle during the sliding process.

Further, it is preferable that the first fixing member and the second fixing member are rotatably coupled to adjust the angle of the water deflector 1 by relative rotation therebetween. As shown in fig. 2, the fixing clip 2 and the sliding bracket 4 are connected by a rotating assembly 3 in the preferred embodiment, so that the fixing clip 2 can rotate longitudinally along the drain groove 6. In actual use, the angle of the water baffle 1 is adjusted to be 0 degree when in a working state and horizontally placed, and the water baffle is rotated by 90 degrees around the fixing rod 201 when not in work, so that the actions such as blue production and head rising are not influenced.

The splash-proof device for the optical cable production has the advantages of simple structure and convenient use, can effectively prevent cooling water from splashing to the surface of the optical cable on the premise of not influencing the cooling feeding and the cooling water flowing of the optical cable, improves the quality of the surface of the optical cable, and has better application prospect and popularization value.

It will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description is merely a preferred embodiment of the utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model, but any modifications, equivalents, improvements or alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the utility model are intended to be included within the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. The splash guard for producing the optical cable is characterized by comprising a water baffle;

2. The splash guard for fiber optic cable production of claim 1, wherein the water deflector is connected to the side wall of the drain tank by the securing assembly.

3. The splash guard for optical cable production of claim 1, wherein the fixing assembly comprises a first fixing member and a second fixing member, one end of the first fixing member is connected with the water baffle, the other end of the first fixing member is rotatably connected with the second fixing member through a rotating assembly, and the second fixing member is connected with the side wall of the drain tank.

4. The splash guard for optical cable production of claim 3, wherein the first fixing member comprises a fixing rod and at least one fixing clamp plate, one side of the fixing clamp plate is provided with a mounting groove, one side of the water baffle plate can be horizontally embedded and fixed in the mounting groove, and the fixing clamp plate is connected with the second fixing member through the fixing rod.

5. A splash guard for use in the manufacture of fiber optic cables as claimed in claim 3, wherein said second fixture comprises a web and at least one slider; one end of the connecting plate is connected with the first fixing piece, the other end of the connecting plate is connected with the side wall of the drainage groove in a sliding mode through at least one sliding piece, and the connecting plate can move along the extending direction of the side wall of the drainage groove.

6. The splash guard for optical cable production of claim 5, wherein the sliding member is a U-shaped groove integrally formed with the connecting plate, the top of the side wall of the drainage groove is fittingly embedded in the U-shaped groove, and the U-shaped groove can slide reciprocally along the top of the side wall of the drainage groove.

7. The splash guard for fiber optic cable production of claim 6, further comprising a magnet, wherein the drain channel is made of iron, and wherein the magnet is removably disposed on a side of the U-shaped channel facing away from the drain channel.

8. The splash guard for fiber optic cable production of claim 7, wherein a magnet mounting groove is provided in a side of the U-shaped groove facing away from the top of the drain groove sidewall, the magnet being insertable into the magnet mounting groove.

9. The splash guard for optical cable production of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the water guard has a rectangular, V-shaped, circular arc-shaped transverse cross section.