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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G02—OPTICS
  • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
  • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
  • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
  • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
  • G02B6/2555—Alignment or adjustment devices for aligning prior to splicing
  • G02B6/2557—Alignment or adjustment devices for aligning prior to splicing using deformable flexure members, flexible hinges or pivotal arms
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G02—OPTICS
  • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
  • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
  • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
  • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
  • G02B6/2551—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device for positioning of optical waveguides, can be aligned with the optical waveguide, for example, before a splicing process to each other.
• a connection of at least two optical waveguides takes place with the aid of a splicing device, in which the ends of the two optical waveguides are heated and melt together.
• the heating generally takes place by means of a glow discharge between two electrode tips.
• the splice attenuation at the connection point of the two optical waveguides depends inter alia on a precise alignment of the two optical waveguides with each other before the actual heating process. For aligning the ends of the two optical fibers, they are inserted into two opposing optical fiber guides. As a result, the two optical fibers to be spliced are roughly aligned with each other.
• the fine alignment of the two fibers takes place for example via piezo components which are arranged under the two optical waveguide guides.
• the optical waveguide guides connected to them can be displaced relative to one another. In this case, temperature fluctuations can cause a shift of the two optical fiber guides to each other. Since only a small displacement of the optical waveguides can be achieved with the aid of the piezo components, the positional changes of the optical waveguide must be be compensated due to temperature fluctuations.
• the piezo component is to compensate for shifts in the optical waveguide guides due to temperature fluctuations, a piezo component must be used for this, with which large path changes can be achieved.
• Piezo components are very expensive. Further high costs are also incurred by control circuits for supplying the piezo components with a high voltage and by complex DC / DC converters.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a device for positioning optical waveguides, in which the optical waveguides can be aligned with each other in a simple and reliable manner.
• the object is achieved by a device for positioning optical waveguides with a carrier plate, with a first optical waveguide guide into which at least one first optical waveguide can be inserted, with a second optical waveguide guide, into which at least one second optical waveguide can be inserted, and with a first path diverter device for displacement the first optical waveguide in a transverse direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the first optical waveguide having a first end and a second end.
• the first optical waveguide guide is disposed on a portion of the first path reducer closely adjacent to the first end of the first path reducer.
• the apparatus further comprises a first drive means coupled to the carrier plate and causing a path change at the second end of the first path reducer leaves.
• the first path reduction device is arranged such that the path change caused by the first drive device at the second end of the first path reduction device is converted into a smaller path change at the region of the first path reduction device close to the first end of the first path reduction device.
• a second path reduction device for displacing the second light waveguide in a transverse direction transversely to a longitudinal direction of the second optical waveguide, which has a first end and a second end.
• the second optical fiber guide is disposed on a portion of the second path reducer closely adjacent to the first end of the second path reducer.
• the device comprises a second drive device, which is coupled to the carrier plate and with which can be at the second end of the second Wegunter GmbHsvoriques cause a path change.
• the second path reducer is arranged to translate the path change caused by the second drive means at the second end of the second path reducer into a smaller path change at the portion of the second path reducer closely adjacent to the first end of the second path reducer.
• Another embodiment of the device comprises a first displacement device for displacing the first optical waveguide in the longitudinal direction of the first optical waveguide, on which the first optical waveguide guide is arranged, and a third drive device, which is coupled to the carrier plate and by a force on the first displacement device causes a displacement of the first optical waveguide in the longitudinal direction of the first optical waveguide.
• the first displacement device is adapted to oppose a restoring force to the force exerted by the third drive means.
• the first displacement device is coupled to the portion of the first displacement reduction device adjacent to the first end of the first displacement reduction device.
• the device comprises a second displacement device for displacing the second optical waveguide in the longitudinal direction of the second optical waveguide, on which the second optical waveguide guide is arranged. Furthermore, a fourth drive device is provided, which is coupled to the carrier plate and which causes a displacement of the second optical waveguide in the longitudinal direction of the second optical waveguide by a force acting on the second displacement device. The second displacement device is arranged to oppose a restoring force to the force exerted by the fourth drive means. The second displacement device is coupled to the portion of the second displacement reduction device adjacent to the first end of the second displacement reduction device.
• a development of the device provides a first holding device, on which the first optical waveguide guide is arranged.
• the first holding device is coupled to the first displacement device.
• a second holding device is provided, on which the second optical waveguide guide is arranged.
• the second holding device is coupled to the second displacement device.
• the first path reduction device has a lever arm with a first end and a second end.
• the first end of the lever arm of the first Wegunter GmbHsvor Vietnamese is connected to the carrier plate.
• the second end of the lever arm of the first Wegunter GmbHsvortechnisch is movable by the first drive means.
• the second path reducer comprises a lever arm having a first end and a second end.
• the first end of the lever arm of the second Wegunter GmbHsvortechnisch is connected to the support plate.
• the second end of the lever arm of the second path reduction device is movable by the second drive means.
• a further embodiment of the device comprises a further first path reduction device for " displacing the first optical fiber in the transverse direction for the first optical fiber having a first end and a second end.”
• the further first path reduction device is arranged to have one at the second end of the other
• the device further comprises a further first displacement device for displacing the first optical waveguide in the longitudinal direction of the first optical waveguide as a result of the first path reduction device
• the other first displacement device is arranged to be that caused by the third drive means Force counteracts a restoring force.
• the further first displacement device is connected to the first end of the further
• the first path reducer is coupled near the adjacent region of the further first path reducer.
• the first holding device is arranged on the further first displacement device.
• a further second path reduction device for displacement of the second optical waveguide in the transverse direction for the second optical waveguide, which has a first end and a second end, may be provided.
• the further second path reduction device is arranged to convert a path change caused at the second end of the further second path reduction device into a smaller path change at the area of the further second distance reduction device closely adjacent to the first end of the further second distance reduction device.
• a further second displacement device is provided for displacing the second optical waveguide in the longitudinal direction of the second optical waveguide as a result of an action of force caused by the fourth drive device.
• the further second displacement device is set up in such a way that it opposes a restoring force of the force effect caused by the fourth drive device.
• the further second displacement device is coupled to the region of the further second displacement reduction device closely adjacent to the first end of the further second displacement reduction device.
• the holding device, on which the second optical waveguide guide is arranged is arranged on the further second displacement device.
• the first holding device is connected via a bending hinge with the first displacement device.
• the first holding device is connected via a bending hinge with the other first displacement device.
• the second holding device is connected via a bending hinge with the second displacement device.
• the second holding device is connected via a bending hinge with the further second displacement device.
• the further first Wegunter GmbHsvoretti Vietnamese on a lever arm having a first end and a second end The first end of the lever arm of the further first Wegunter GmbHsvor Vietnamese is connected to the carrier plate.
• the second end of the lever arm of the further first Wegunter GmbHsvortechnik is movable.
• the further second diverter device comprises a lever arm having a first end and a second end. The first end of the lever arm of the further second way down " " setting device is connected to the carrier plate. The second end of the lever arm of the second path reducer is movable.
• a path change can be caused at the second end of the lever arm of the further first path reduction device by the first drive device.
• the second drive device can cause a path change.
• a further embodiment provides that the lever arms are formed as part of the carrier plate with the same material as the carrier plate.
• a respective region of the lever arms remote from their respective first end • is punched from the support plate.
• the lever arms are connected at their respective first ends via a respective web with the support plate.
• the first and second drive means each comprise a lifting device for deflecting the respective second ends of the lever arms from a plane formed by the carrier plate and each having a motor for driving the respective lifting device.
• the respective lifting devices of the first and second drive means each have a rotatable eccentric, which is moved by one of the motors of the first and second drive means in each case.
• a further embodiment of the device provides that the third and fourth drive means for displacing the displacement devices each have a motor and a rotatable eccentric.
• the respective motor of the third and fourth drive means By the respective motor of the third and fourth drive means a rotational movement of the respective eccentric of the third and fourth drive means is effected.
• the rotational movement of the respective eccentric of the third and fourth drive means causes a displacement of the displacement devices in the longitudinal direction of the first and second optical waveguides.
• the displacement devices each comprise a spring plate.
• the carrier plate is designed as a printed circuit board on which electrical lines are guided.
• the circuit board may be formed, for example, as a glass fiber reinforced circuit board. It is also possible that the carrier plate is formed from a plastic, or that it is formed as a metallic plate. In this case, a printed circuit board is preferably arranged under the support plate, are guided on the electrical lines.
• a printed circuit board has the advantage that components such as electrode holders, lighting units for illuminating the optical waveguide guides and the splicing area or also monitoring units, such as image processing units, can be arranged on the printed circuit board with a placement machine.
• supply lines for supplying such components can also be integrated on the printed circuit board. A complicated wiring is therefore eliminated.
• a further embodiment of a device for positioning optical waveguides in which the optical waveguides are moved toward one another only in a longitudinal direction, comprises a carrier plate, a first optical waveguide guide into which at least one first optical waveguide can be inserted, a second optical waveguide guide into which at least one second optical waveguide can be inserted, a first displacement device for displacing the first optical waveguide in a longitudinal direction of the first optical waveguide, on which the first optical waveguide guide is ordered, and a first drive means which is coupled to the carrier plate and which causes a displacement of the first optical waveguide in the longitudinal direction of the first optical waveguide by a force on the first displacement device.
• the first displacement device is adapted to oppose a restoring force to the force exerted by the first drive means.
• a second displacement device is provided for displacement of the second optical waveguide in a longitudinal direction of the second optical waveguide, on which the second optical waveguide guide is arranged. Furthermore, a second drive device is provided, which is coupled to the carrier plate and which causes a displacement of the second optical waveguide in the longitudinal direction of the second optical waveguide by a force acting on the second displacement device. The second displacement device is adapted to oppose a restoring force to the force exerted by the second drive means.
• FIG. 1 shows an upper side of a carrier plate with a device for splicing optical waveguides
• FIG. 2 shows a lower side of a carrier plate with a device for splicing optical waveguides
• FIG. 3 shows a carrier plate for arranging a device for splicing optical waveguides
• FIG. 4 shows a displacement of optical waveguides in a transverse direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of an optical waveguide
• FIG. 5 shows arrangements of components in a region in a region of a splice
• FIG. 6 shows two fiber ribbons to be aligned with one another for a splicing operation
• FIG. 7 shows a carrier plate for arranging a device for splicing two fiber ribbons
• FIG. 8 shows an upper side of a carrier plate with a device for splicing two fiber ribbons
• FIG. 9 shows an underside of a carrier plate for arranging a device for splicing two fiber ribbons
• FIG. 10 shows a schematic representation of the displacement of two fiber ribbons with a device
• FIG. 11 spring sheets for displacement of two fiber ribbons to be spliced in the longitudinal direction of the fiber ribbons
• FIG. 12 shows a carrier plate in conjunction with a printed circuit board.
• FIG. 1 shows an upper side of a carrier plate on which different components of a device for splicing two he optical fiber are arranged.
• a glow discharge To splice an optical waveguide 1 and an optical waveguide 2, the ends of the two optical waveguides are heated, brought into contact and fuse together. The heating of the two ends of the optical fibers required for the melting process is generated by a glow discharge.
• an electrode holder 40a and an electrode holder 40b are arranged on the carrier plate.
• the arc generated in the glow discharge is generated by an electrode 41a disposed on the upper surface of the electrode holder 40a and an electrode 41b disposed on the upper surface of the electrode holder 40b.
• the optical waveguides 1 and 2 are each in a groove of an optical waveguide guide 20a and an optical waveguide 20b ⁇ submitted.
• the optical waveguide guides 20a and 20b are respectively arranged in a holding device 21a and a holding device 21b.
• the holding device 21a is mounted on a displacement device 8a for displacing the optical waveguide 1 in a longitudinal direction Z of the optical waveguide.
• the displacement device 8a for displacing the optical waveguide 1 in the longitudinal direction Z of the optical waveguide is designed, for example, as a spring plate 80a.
• the spring plate 80a is bent by a lever 51a in the direction Z shown.
• the bending of the spring plate 80a takes place with a drive device A3.
• a drive device A3 At one end of the lever 51a is a recess in which an eccentric 50a engages.
• the lever 51 a shifts in the Z direction and pushes the spring plate 80a with the optical waveguide guide 20a in the direction of the optical waveguide second
• the optical waveguide guide 20b of the optical waveguide 2 is arranged in a holding device 21b.
• the holding device 21b is mounted on a displacement device 8b for displacing the optical waveguide 2 in its longitudinal direction Z in the direction of the optical waveguide 1.
• the displacement device 8b for displacing the optical waveguide 2 in its longitudinal direction is preferably designed as a spring plate 80b.
• the spring plate 80b can be bent by a force by means of a drive means A4 via a lever 51b such that the optical waveguide guide 20b and the Lichtwellenieiter 2 is moved in the direction of the optical waveguide 1.
• the displacement of the lever '51b is effected by rotation of an eccentric "50b which engages in a recess at the end of the lever 51b.
• the optical waveguides 1 and 2 must also be displaceable transversely to their respective longitudinal direction in a transverse direction.
• the spring plate 80a and thus the optical waveguide guide 20a is arranged on a path reduction device 6a for displacing the optical waveguide 1 in its transverse direction.
• the path reducer 6a comprises a lever arm 60a, which is bendable about a bending axis 70a.
• the lever arm 60a is punched out of the printed circuit board 10 as part of the printed circuit board and only at one end 61a connected via two narrow webs 63a with the remaining circuit board.
• the lever arm 60a can be bent about the bending axis 70a, whereby the optical waveguide 1 in the optical waveguide guide 20a is also displaced in a transverse direction.
• the spring plate 80b is also arranged on a path reduction device 6b for displacing the optical waveguide 2 in a transverse direction.
• the path reducer 6b includes a lever arm 60b which is connected to the rest of the circuit board 10 at one end 61b via narrow lands similar to the lever arm 60a. Otherwise, the lever arm 60b is punched out of the printed circuit board. By bending a free end 62b, the optical waveguide 2 in the optical waveguide guide 20b can be displaced transversely.
• the displacement of the optical waveguides or of the optical waveguide guides 20a and 20b in the longitudinal direction of the respective optical waveguides thus takes place according to the invention by bending two spring plates 80a and 80b.
• the displacement of the two optical fibers in the transverse direction is effected by bending two lever arms 60a and 60b.
• the spring plates 80a and 80b and the lever arms 60a and 60b thus replace the usual precision guides such as ball-bearing linear guides.
• the spring plates and the two lever arms allow a reduction of the forces acting on them adjusting forces.
• a conventional stepping motor can be used for the movement of the two eccentrics 50a and 50b.
• a large force on the spring plates is due to the restoring force of the spring plates in a slight displacement of the optical fibers in their longitudinal direction.
• lever arms 60a and 60b for displacement of the optical fibers in the transverse direction, a reduction of the forces acting at their ends 62a and 62b forces.
• a large movement due to a large force on the ends 62a and 62b of the lever arms a much smaller displacement of the optical waveguide guides 20a and 20b, which are arranged in the vicinity of the bending axes 70a and 70b at the ends 61a and 61b of the lever arms achieve.
• the optical fibers can thus be slightly displaced in their transverse direction due to a large force on the ends 62a and 62b of the lever arms.
• the reduction ratio is dependent on the length of the lever arms and can be selected in a wide range.
• Wegaktoren such as cost-effective stepper motors, but also thermal expansion Eleraente or solenoids, arrange. These cause bending of the lever arms 60a and 60b about their bending axes 70a and 70b.
• Nonlinear path changes to the Wegaktoren which are caused for example by the surface roughness of the eccentrics of the adjusting motors, are here advantageously supported by the reduction of the lever arms with. This reduction is reinforced by the deflection of the lever arms and the resulting geometric deviation from a straight lever arm.
• the necessary precision positioning of the optical waveguides for the splicing process is thus achieved by means of a cost-effective coarser movement mechanism, by bending and corresponding reduction.
• This can cost intensive elements such as precision guides, precision mechanical parts or even expensive piezo components are replaced by simpler mechanical parts and drive components.
• the required precision for aligning the optical fibers is restored by a reduction by means of a bending device.
• the carrier plate 10 is preferably formed as a printed circuit board. This makes it possible to solder numerous components, such as the electrode holders with their glow discharge electrics on the circuit board. Printed circuit traces L40a and L40b on the printed circuit board eliminate the hitherto necessary cabling work for the electrode holders. Likewise, the use of a printed circuit board makes it possible to precisely place numerous components, such as, for example, the electrode holders, on the printed circuit board by means of automatic assembly of the printed circuit board with the aid of the automatic assembly machines customary for printed circuit board construction.
• FIG. 2 shows an underside of the support plate 10.
• the drive means each comprise a motor which is connected via a rod with a lifting device.
• Underneath the loose end 62a of the lever arm 60a is disposed a lifting device HIa driven by a motor MIa.
• the lifting device HIa can for example be designed as an eccentric.
• Below a loose end 62b of the lever arm 60b is disposed a lifting device HIb driven by a motor MIb.
• the lifting device HIb is preferably designed as an eccentric.
• the motors are each connected via brackets to the underside of the support plate 10.
• the spring plates 80a and 80b are connected to the lever arms 60a and 60b via fastening elements S, for example screws or rivets.
• a motor M2a is mounted in a holder.
• another motor M2b is mounted. The motors allow rotational movement of the eccentrics 50a and 50b to deflect the spring plates 80a and 80b in the Z direction.
• Wegaktoren can be used, for example, inexpensive stepper motors.
• motors and lifting devices shown in Figure 2 by means of eccentric other Wegaktoren such as thermal expansion elements or solenoids can be used.
• the Wegaktoren can advantageously be mounted under the circuit board by automatic placement with a pick and place machine. Since the supply lines for the power supply of Wegaktoren can be integrated in or on the circuit board, eliminates a complex wiring of Wegaktoren.
• image processing devices C1 and C2 are arranged on the underside.
• the beam path of this optics is shown as a cylinder and ends, as can be seen in Figure 1, directly below the ends of the optical waveguide to be spliced.
• FIG. 3 shows the carrier plate 10 without the optical waveguide guides 20a and 20b and without the displacement devices 8a and 8b for displacing the optical waveguides in the longitudinal direction.
• the bendable lever arm 60a is punched out and connected via webs 63a to the rest of the carrier. plate connected.
• the lever arm 60b is punched out of the printed circuit board 10 and connected only to the carrier plate via the webs 63b.
• the webs 63a and 63b allow the bending of the respective lever arms about the bending axes 70a and 70b.
• the Pederbleche can, as shown in Figure 2, for example, be connected by a screw or rivet connection with the lever arms.
• bores B are provided on the lever arms.
• FIG. 4 shows the electrode holder 40a with the electrode 41a arranged thereon, and the electrode holder 40b with the electrode 41b arranged thereon.
• the optical waveguide 1 can be displaced by bending the lever arm 60a about the bending axis 70a along the transverse direction Sx.
• the optical waveguide 2 can be displaced by bending the lever arm 60b along the transverse direction Sy.
• two motion vectors Sx and Sy standing approximately perpendicular to one another arise.
• Figure 5 shows the components on the carrier plate 10 in close 'proximity of the waveguides 1 and 2.
• the optical waveguide 1 is arranged to be spliced light in the optical fiber guide 20a of a splice.
• the optical waveguide 2 is arranged in the optical waveguide guide 20b. The ends of the two optical fibers are heated after being aligned with each other by the two electrodes 41a and 41b disposed on the electrode supports 40a and 40b.
• a lighting device 90a for illuminating an insertion region of the optical waveguide guide 20a.
• a lighting processing device 90b for illuminating an insertion region of the optical waveguide guide 20b.
• the insertion areas are formed, for example, as grooves.
• a further illumination device 90c for illuminating the splice point.
• LEDs can be used as lighting devices for illuminating the insert areas and the actual splice point.
• the carrier plate 10 is formed as a printed circuit board also accounts for the lighting devices consuming wiring.
• Voltage feeders L90a for the illumination device 90a, L90b for the illumination device 90b and L90c for the illumination device 90c can in this case preferably be integrated directly on the printed circuit board.
• a camera chip 30a and a camera chip 30b are preferably arranged on the support plate 10.
• the supplying power supply lines L30a and L30b can also be arranged on the printed circuit board.
• the arrangement of the illumination devices 90a, 90b, 90c and the camera chips 30a and 30b can also be done here by automatic placement by means of a placement machine when using a circuit board as a support plate. It is also possible, instead of using different illumination devices on the printed circuit board 10, to provide a lighting device, for example an LED, whose light beam is directed via different deflection mirrors onto the insertion regions of the optical waveguide guides and the splice point.
• a modified arrangement of the device for splicing optical waveguides is specified, which is particularly suitable for aligning a plurality of optical waveguides, a so-called fiber ribbon, for a splicing process.
• FIG. 6 shows a fiber ribbon 1 'and a fiber ribbon 2' for this purpose.
• the individual fiber ribbons comprise a plurality of juxtaposed optical waveguides.
• the devices for shifting the fiber ribbons in a transverse direction Sx and a transverse direction Sy should in this case preferably be designed such that a rotation of the ribbons around their center axis is avoided, since otherwise different offsets would arise between the individual optical waveguides to be spliced.
• FIG. 7 shows the carrier plate 10, which now additionally comprises the lever arms 60c and 60d in addition to the two lever arms 60a and 60b.
• the lever arms 60c and 60d are formed identically to the lever arms 60a and 60b. They are each punched out of the printed circuit board 10 and connected via narrow webs 63 c and 63 d to the rest of the carrier plate 10.
• this lever arm bends about a bending axis 70c.
• this lever arm bends around the bending axis 7Od.
• FIG. 8 shows an upper side of the carrier plate 10, on which further components for aligning the fiber ribbons 1 'and 2' and the electrode holders for splicing the fiber ribbons are arranged.
• the optical waveguide guide 20a is arranged on a holding device 21a.
• the holding Direction 21a is connected via a joint G both with the spring plate 80a and with a spring plate 80c.
• the holding device can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal direction of the fiber ribbons 1 'in a transverse direction. Since the spring plate 80a and the spring plate 80c is connected via a hinge to the holding device 21a, it is ensured that there is no twisting of the individual fibers of the fiber ribbon 1 'in the bending of the lever arms 60a and 60c.
• the optical fiber guide 20b is disposed on a holding device 21b which is connected via a hinge G to the spring plate 80b disposed on the lever arm 60b and to a spring plate 8Od disposed on the lever arm 60d.
• the holding device 21b and thus also the entire fiber ribbon 2 ' can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal direction of the fiber ribbon 2' in a transverse direction Sy. Since the spring plates 80b and 8Od are connected via hinges G to the holding device 21b, it is also ensured here that a rotation of the individual optical fibers of the fiber ribbon 2 'is avoided.
• FIG. 9 shows an underside of the carrier plate 10.
• the rotational movement of the eccentric 50a for bending the spring plates 80a and 80c in the longitudinal direction of the fiber ribbon 1 ' is effected by the motor M2a.
• the motor M2a is connected to the eccentric 50a, which displaces the spring plates 80a and 80c in the longitudinal direction of the fiber ribbon 1 'via a lever 51a.
• a displacement of the spring plates 80b and 8Od in the longitudinal direction of The eccentric 50b is driven by the motor M2b, which is arranged under the carrier plate.
• the lifting devices HIa and HIc are preferably designed as eccentric, which are connected via a common connecting axis with the motor MIa.
• the bending of the lever arms 60b and 6Od is effected by a rotational movement of two lifting devices HIb and HId designed as eccentrics.
• the eccentrics HIb and HId are connected via a common connecting axis with the motor MIb. If a targeted rotation for fine positioning of the ribbon transverse axes to each other should be required, so instead of a motor for simultaneous bending of the lever arms 60a and 60c and the lever arms 60b and 60d, two motors are used.
• the lifting device HIc is not connected to the motor MIa via the common axis.
• the lifting device HIc is driven in this case by its own motor.
• the lifting device HIb is not on the common axis with the motor MIb. In this case, too, we are driven by our own engine.
• Figure 10 shows in an illustrative manner the principle of the positioning mechanism for shifting the fiber ribbons 1 'and 2' in the transverse direction Sx and the transverse direction Sy.
• the lever arms 60a and 60c are bent at their loose ends by a force component K about their bending axes 70a and 70c.
• the lever arms 60a and 60c are connected in the region of their bending axes 70a and 70c via an elevation, which is formed for example by a leg of the spring plates 80a and 80c, with the holder 21a for the optical waveguide guide 20a.
• the holding device 21a shifts in the transverse direction Sx.
• the lever arms 60b and 60d serve to displace the holding device 21b for the optical waveguide guide 20b in the transverse direction Sy of the fiber ribbon 2 '.
• the holding device 21b is connected to the lever arms 60b and 60d by means of elevations formed by the legs of the spring plates 80b and 80d.
• the holding device 21b shifts in the transverse direction Sy.
• FIG. 11 shows the spring plates 80a and 80c for displacing the fiber ribbon 1 'in the longitudinal direction, and the spring plates 80b and 8Od for displacing the fiber ribbon 2' in the longitudinal direction.
• the lever arms engage in respective tabs 81 of the spring plates.
• the spring plates 80a and 80c are each connected via a joint G to the holding device 21a.
• the spring plates 80b and 8d are also connected to the holding device 21b via a joint G, respectively.
• a circuit board 11 Under the plastic or metal plate, a circuit board 11 is arranged.
• the carrier plate 10 ' is formed as a metallic plate, for example of a flexible sheet material
• the lever arms are arranged, for example, as flexible sheet metal parts on the carrier plate 10'.
• recesses A40, A30 and A90 are located on the metallic carrier plate 10 'or the plastic carrier plate 10'. The recesses allow the electrode holders 40, the camera chips 30 and the illumination devices 90 to be soldered directly onto the printed circuit board 11. They can be connected to supply lines, which are integrated in the printed circuit board 11, with a power supply.

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