JP4045716B2 - Blade pressure adjusting method and blade pressure adjusting jig for optical fiber cutter - Google Patents

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JP4045716B2
JP4045716B2 JP2000129335A JP2000129335A JP4045716B2 JP 4045716 B2 JP4045716 B2 JP 4045716B2 JP 2000129335 A JP2000129335 A JP 2000129335A JP 2000129335 A JP2000129335 A JP 2000129335A JP 4045716 B2 JP4045716 B2 JP 4045716B2
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重彦 南野
裕輝 末永
泰宏 太田
裕二 金崎
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整方法および刃圧調整治具に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
光ファイバカッタの例を図8に示す。図8は光ファイバカッタ6の断面図である。光ファイバ20をホルダ27にて保持し、クランプ9に挟んで光ファイバカッタ6に固定する。枕8を刃7の方へ押し込み光ファイバ20を刃7に押しつけて切断する。光ファイバカッタによっては枕8を押し込むと同時に刃7が光ファイバの長さ方向と直行する方向(図8においては紙面に垂直な方向)に水平に移動して光ファイバ20を切断する。
【0003】
この方法で光ファイバをうまく切断するには、下部クランプ10に対する刃7の位置を上下に調整しなければならなかった。このとき、刃7の先端が下部クランプ10の上面よりも少し上に出るようにしていたが、どの程度上に出すかは定量的には定められていなかった。あまりに刃を上げすぎると、光ファイバを切断することはできるものの切断後の光ファイバに傷がついてしまい不良品となっていた。
従来、刃の先端が下部クランプ上面10aから出ている高さ(本明細書では刃圧という)の調整(本明細書では刃圧調整という)は、目視により行い、実際に光ファイバを切断して問題がないことを確認していた。通常、調整と確認を数回繰り返さないとうまく刃圧が調整されなかったので、これまでは刃圧調整は非常に時間のかかる作業であった。
また、従来は刃圧を定量的に調整するものではなかったので、調整後も刃圧によっては切断した光ファイバに傷が生じたり、切断面が光軸に垂直な鏡面とならない場合もあった。その場合、傷等に気がつかずに融着接続してしまうことがあった。その結果、当該光ファイバを伝わる信号光の伝送損失が大きくなってしまい、もう一度光ファイバの切断、融着接続をし直さなくてはならなくなってしまうことがあった。
【0004】
刃圧調整は、通常約3000本のファイバを切断するごとに刃の光ファイバに接する部分(刃先7a)が違う箇所となるように刃を回転させたり新しい刃に取り替えるときに行われていた。8心の光ファイバテープの各心の光ファイバを切断する場合、約375本の光ファイバテープごとに刃圧調整を行わねばならず、決して刃圧調整の回数は少なくなかった。
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整を効率よく行う方法およびそのための治具を提供することを課題とする。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明の光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整方法は、中央部を縦断する溝が設けられ、該溝は第一の部分と第二の部分とからなり、前記第二の部分の深さは前記第一の部分の深さよりも深く、前記第一の部分および前記第二の部分は階段状に配置され、前記第一の部分および前記第二の部分のそれぞれの幅は前記溝の幅と等しい刃圧調整治具を用い、光ファイバカッタの刃を前記溝にそって水平に移動させ、あるいは、前記刃を動かさずに前記刃圧調整治具を前記溝の方向に水平に移動させ、前記刃が前記第二の部分を通過するが前記第一の部分を通過しないように、前記刃の刃圧を調整することを特徴とする。
【0007】
本発明の刃圧調整治具は、中央部を縦断する溝が設けられ、該溝は第一の部分と第二の部分とからなり、前記第二の部分の深さは前記第一の部分の深さよりも深く、前記第一の部分および前記第二の部分は階段状に配置され、前記第一の部分および前記第二の部分のそれぞれの幅は前記溝の幅と等しいことを特徴とする。この刃圧調整治具をその溝が下になるようにして光ファイバカッタの下部クランプに置き、該刃圧調整治具の下で光ファイバカッタの刃を前記溝にそって水平に移動させる。あるいは、前記刃を動かさずに刃圧調整治具を前記溝の方向に水平に移動させる。このとき、前記刃が前記第二の部分を通過するが前記第一の部分を通過しないように、該刃の刃圧を調整する。こうして、前記第一の部分の深さと前記第二の部分の深さとの間の値に刃圧が調整される。
前記刃圧調整治具において、前記第一の部分のの深さが80μm以上160μm未満であり、前記第二の部分の深さが第一の部分の深さよりも深く160μm以下である刃圧調整治具は、単心光ファイバを切断するために光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整を行うときに使用可能である。
また、前記刃圧調整治具において、前記第一の部分の深さが160μm以上240μm未満であり、前記第二の部分の深さが前記第一の部分の深さより深く240μm以下である刃圧調整治具は、多心光ファイバを切断するために光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整を行うときに使用可能である。
【0008】
【発明の実施の形態】
刃圧調整の一つの方法に、定められた厚さのゲージを使用する方法がある。単心光ファイバを切断する場合には、80μm以上160μm未満の厚さの第一のゲージとそれよりも厚くかつ160μm以下の厚さの第二のゲージを使用して、下部クランプ上面から80μmないし160μmだけ上の位置に刃の先端を位置させる。また多心光ファイバを切断する場合には、160μm以上240μm未満の厚さの第一のゲージとそれよりも厚くかつ240μm以下の厚さの第二のゲージを使用して、下部クランプ上面から160μmないし200μmだけ上の位置に刃の先端を位置させる。この方法の概念図を図4に示す。第一のゲージ12を下部クランプ10上に置き、刃7の先端が第一のゲージ12の上面よりも下になるように刃を下げる。その状態で第一のゲージ12上に棒14を渡す。そこから刃7の位置を徐々に上げて行き、棒14がわずかに持ち上げられたら、一旦そこで刃7の位置を固定する。このとき刃7の先端は第一のゲージ12の上面よりも上に位置する。ここで第一のゲージ12を第二のゲージ13に取り替え、その上に棒14を渡す。棒14が持ち上げられなければ刃7の位置が所望の範囲内の位置にあるということなので、そこで刃圧調整を完了する。もし、棒14が持ち上げられるなら刃7を少しずつ下げて棒14が第二のゲージ13の上面に下りたときに刃圧調整を完了する。図4は、第一のゲージ12と第二のゲージ13を使用した場合を、それぞれ(A)、(B)として並べて示す。
棒14は、曲がりのないもので、刃7に持ち上げられるときに刃先7aを傷めない材質、重量のものであればよい。たとえば、まっすぐな鋼線が例として挙げられる。
【0009】
また、後述する実施例のように、本発明の刃圧調整治具を使用する方法がある。この方法では、一つの治具で刃圧を調整することができるので、前記した棒と2種類のゲージとを使用する方法に比べて一層作業効率がよい。また、刃圧調整は屋外等の光ケーブルの布設工事現場で行われることが多く、ゲージを保管しにくいこともあり、一つの治具で済むことは、その紛失の防止の点でもすぐれている。
【0010】
また、光ファイバカッタの刃を上下させることをラックアンドピニオン方式等により該光ファイバカッタに設けられた調整ネジを回転させて行う場合、図7に示すように調整ネジ23に基線24を付し、刃の移動距離を示す目盛り26を調整ネジパネル25に付しておけば、目盛り26に合わせて該調整ネジ23を回転させることで定められた刃圧に調整することができる。詳細には、前述したように棒を用いて該棒が持ち上げられない上限まで刃を上げることにより下部クランプ上面と刃先との位置を合わせ、その位置から所望の値だけ刃が上昇するように調整ネジを目盛りに合わせて回転すればよい。なお、図7では、調整ネジを一回転させると刃の位置を120μm上下することができる場合を示す。
【0011】
刃圧調整治具は刃によって持ち上げられ易いように軽量であることが好ましい。治具の材質が金属である場合、切削により製造し易いように治具の材質は柔らかいものであることが好ましい。アルミニウムはこれらの点で本発明の刃圧調整治具に好ましい材質である。また、樹脂製の治具であってもよい。熱硬化性樹脂を用いれば射出成形やプレス成形により本発明の治具を製造できる。
【0012】
【実施例】
以下に実施例を示し、さらに詳細に本発明を説明する。
<実施例1>
種々の厚さのゲージを使用して、最適な刃圧を調べた。図5に示すように下部クランプ10上にゲージ11を置き、刃7をゲージ11の上面より下まで下ろし、ゲージ11の上に棒14を渡した。棒14はステンレス製で直径1mmの円柱状の鋼線であった。刃7を徐々に上げていくと、刃7が棒14を持ち上げるようになる。その状態から少しずつ刃7を下げると、持ち上げられた棒14がゲージ11上に下りる。このとき刃圧がゲージの厚さと同じになったとして、刃圧調整を完了した。
40μmないし240μmのいくつかの刃圧で単心光ファイバを切断した。次に、多心光ファイバを切断することを試みた。切断された光ファイバを顕微鏡で観察し、切断面の角度(切断面と光ファイバの光軸に垂直な面とがなす角度)を測定した。また、投影機を使用して光ファイバの切断面を観察し、光ファイバの切断面に傷があるかないかを観察した。また、干渉縞の数を数えた。
【0013】
前記投影機の構成の概念図を図6に示す。光源15にはHeNeレーザを使用した。光源15から出た光の光軸16上にハーフミラー17を配置した。ハーフミラー17は光軸16に対して45°の角度をなすように配置した。ハーフミラー17により屈折した光の光軸18上に端面が光学的鏡面である反射鏡19を配置した。光ファイバ20を、その端面がハーフミラー17を挟んで光源15に向き合うように光軸16上に配置した。ハーフミラー17から光ファイバ20の端面までの距離とハーフミラー17から反射鏡19までの距離が等しくなるように光ファイバ20と反射鏡19とを配置した。光ファイバ20の端面が光軸16に対して垂直な鏡面となっていない場合、光ファイバ20の端面で反射した後ハーフミラー17により屈折した光21と反射鏡19で反射した後ハーフミラー17を透過した光22とは干渉しあうので、顕微鏡23で観察すると光ファイバの端面に干渉縞が観察される。この縞の数が多いほど、光ファイバ20の端面と光軸16に垂直な面とがなす角度が大きくなる。すなわち、光ファイバ20の端面が光軸16に垂直な面から乖離する。あるいは、光ファイバ20の端面が鏡面ではなくなる。干渉縞の数が8本以下を良品とした。
【0014】
切断後の観察の結果を表1および表2に示す。表1には単心光ファイバを切断した結果を、表2には多心光ファイバ(8心の光ファイバテープ)を切断した結果を示す。
【0015】
【表1】

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【0016】
【表2】
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【0017】
この結果、単心光ファイバを切断するときの刃圧は80μm以上160μm以下が好ましいことが分かった。特に好ましいのは、80μm以上120μm以下であることが分かった。また、多心光ファイバを切断するときの刃圧は160μm以上240μm以下が好ましいことが分かった。なお、刃圧が220μm以上では刃が劣化し易いので、多心光ファイバを切断するときの刃圧は160μm以上200μm以下が特に好ましいことが分かった。
本発明により光ファイバを切断するときの刃圧が初めて定量的に明らかにされたので、今後は定められた厚さのゲージを使用すること、あるいは刃が上下する距離を明示した調整ネジを所望の量だけ回転させることにより刃圧調整を行える。光ファイバの端面を観察する手間が省けるので、刃圧調整に要する時間が大きく短縮できる。
【0018】
<実施例2>
図1に刃圧調整治具を例示する。縦10mm、横15mm、厚さ2mmのアルミ板の中央に縦3mm、横5mmの窓孔2を開けた。アルミ板の一面の窓孔の前後の部分をその部分のアルミ板の厚さが異なるようにそれぞれ80μm、120μm削って凹部3、4をつくり、これを刃圧調整治具とした。この刃圧調整治具1に形成された凹部3および凹部4は、窓孔2を挟んで該刃圧調整治具中央部を縦断する溝5を構成する。凹部3の深さが発明の実施の形態の項で述べた第一のゲージの厚さに相当し、凹部4の深さが第二のゲージの厚さに相当する。
図2に示すように、アルミ板を削った面を下面として光ファイバカッタの下部クランプ10上に刃圧調整治具1を置いた。この状態で光ファイバカッタの刃7を溝の縦方向(紙面に垂直な方向)に沿って水平に移動させ、刃圧調整治具1の下を通過させた。図3に、刃7と刃圧調整治具1との位置関係を、刃7の移動方向に垂直な方向から見た断面図として示す。図3では刃を二箇所に示し、刃の進行方向を矢印で示す。光ファイバカッタの刃7が刃圧調整治具1に触れると刃圧調整治具1が持ち上げられるので、これを観察することにより刃7が刃圧調整治具1に触れたことが分かる。刃7を下部クランプ10上面と同程度まで下げた位置から少し上げるごとに刃圧調整治具の下を通過させ、深さ120μmの凹部4では刃7が刃圧調整治具1に接触せず下を通過するが、深さ80μmの凹部3では刃7が刃圧調整治具1に接触して該刃圧調整治具が持ち上げられてしまう位置まで刃7を上げた。こうして刃圧を80μm以上120μm以下となるように調整した。こうして単心光ファイバを切断する場合の刃圧調整を完了した。
【0019】
刃圧調整治具1には窓孔2を開けたので、深さ80μmの凹部3と深さ120μmの凹部4の境界が、該凹部3、4が設けられた面と反対側の面から見て取れる。また、刃先7aの位置も溝の設けられていない面から(刃圧調整治具を使用するときの上の方から)確認できる。したがって、窓孔2を刃圧調整治具1に開けることは、そうすることにより深さ120μmの凹部4でのみ刃7が刃圧調整治具1に触れることが確実に判断されるので、好ましい。
【0020】
多心光ファイバを切断するときの刃圧調整用には、160μmの深さの凹部と200μmの凹部を有し他は前記したものと同様の刃圧調整治具をつくった。多心光ファイバを切断するときには、この刃圧調整治具を使用して刃圧を160μm以上200μ以下となるように調整した。
【0021】
本発明の刃圧調整治具を使用して刃圧を調整したところ、従来約25分かかっていた刃圧調整作業が2分で行えた。
【0022】
【発明の効果】
本発明により、光ファイバカッタの刃圧を予め定量的に定められた範囲内の刃圧に調整することができ、実際に光ファイバを切断して問題がないことを確認する必要がなくなるので、刃圧調整に要する時間を従来よりも大幅に短縮できる。また、光ファイバを切断するときに、光ファイバに傷が生じることまたは切断面が光軸に垂直な鏡面とならないことがなくなるので、融着接続後の当該光ファイバの伝送損失が大きくならず、作業をし直すこともなくなる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の刃圧調整治具を示す斜視図である。
【図2】本発明の刃圧調整治具の使用形態を示す図である。
【図3】本発明の刃圧調整治具と刃との位置関係を示す断面図である。
【図4】ゲージを使用した本発明の実施形態を示す図である。
【図5】ゲージを使用した本発明の実施形態を示す図である。
【図6】投影機の構成を示す概念図である。
【図7】調整ネジおよび調整ネジパネルを示す斜視図である。
【図8】光ファイバカッタの断面図である。
【符号の説明】
1:刃圧調整治具
2:窓孔
3、4:凹部
5:溝
6:光ファイバカッタ
7:刃
8:枕
9:クランプ
10:下部クランプ
11:ゲージ
12:第一のゲージ
13:第二のゲージ
14:棒
15:光源
16、18:光軸
17:ハーフミラー
19:反射鏡
20:光ファイバ
21、22:光
23:調整ネジ
24:基線
25:調整ネジパネル
26:目盛り
27:ホルダ[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a blade pressure adjusting method and a blade pressure adjusting jig for an optical fiber cutter.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An example of an optical fiber cutter is shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the optical fiber cutter 6. The optical fiber 20 is held by the holder 27 and is fixed to the optical fiber cutter 6 with the clamp 9 interposed therebetween. The pillow 8 is pushed toward the blade 7 and the optical fiber 20 is pressed against the blade 7 and cut. Depending on the optical fiber cutter, the pillow 8 is pushed, and at the same time, the blade 7 moves horizontally in the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the optical fiber (in FIG. 8, the direction perpendicular to the paper surface) to cut the optical fiber 20.
[0003]
In order to successfully cut the optical fiber by this method, the position of the blade 7 with respect to the lower clamp 10 had to be adjusted up and down. At this time, the tip of the blade 7 protrudes slightly above the upper surface of the lower clamp 10, but how much the blade 7 protrudes has not been quantitatively determined. If the blade is raised too much, the optical fiber can be cut, but the cut optical fiber is damaged, resulting in a defective product.
Conventionally, the height of the blade tip protruding from the lower clamp upper surface 10a (referred to as blade pressure in this specification) is adjusted by visual inspection (referred to as blade pressure adjustment in this specification), and the optical fiber is actually cut. It was confirmed that there was no problem. Usually, blade pressure adjustment has been very time consuming because the blade pressure was not adjusted well unless adjustment and confirmation were repeated several times.
In addition, since the blade pressure has not been quantitatively adjusted in the past, depending on the blade pressure, the cut optical fiber may be damaged or the cut surface may not be a mirror surface perpendicular to the optical axis. . In that case, the fusion connection may occur without noticing scratches. As a result, the transmission loss of the signal light transmitted through the optical fiber becomes large, and the optical fiber may have to be cut and fusion-bonded again.
[0004]
The blade pressure adjustment is usually performed when the blade is rotated or replaced with a new blade so that the portion (blade edge 7a) in contact with the optical fiber of the blade is different every time about 3000 fibers are cut. When the optical fibers of each of the eight optical fiber tapes are cut, the blade pressure must be adjusted for every 375 optical fiber tapes, and the number of blade pressure adjustments is not small.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently adjusting the blade pressure of an optical fiber cutter and a jig therefor.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The method for adjusting the blade pressure of an optical fiber cutter according to the present invention is provided with a groove that longitudinally cuts a central portion, and the groove includes a first portion and a second portion, and the depth of the second portion is the first portion. Deeper than the depth of one part, the first part and the second part are arranged stepwise, and the width of each of the first part and the second part is equal to the width of the groove Using a pressure adjusting jig, the blade of the optical fiber cutter is moved horizontally along the groove, or the blade pressure adjusting jig is moved horizontally in the direction of the groove without moving the blade, and the blade The blade pressure of the blade is adjusted so as to pass through the second portion but not through the first portion .
[0007]
The blade pressure adjusting jig of the present invention is provided with a groove that longitudinally cuts the central portion, and the groove includes a first portion and a second portion, and the depth of the second portion is the first portion. The first portion and the second portion are arranged in a step shape deeper than the depth of the first portion, and the width of each of the first portion and the second portion is equal to the width of the groove. To do. The blade pressure adjusting jig is placed on the lower clamp of the optical fiber cutter with its groove down, and the blade of the optical fiber cutter is moved horizontally along the groove under the blade pressure adjusting jig. Alternatively, the blade pressure adjusting jig is moved horizontally in the direction of the groove without moving the blade. At this time, the blade pressure of the blade is adjusted so that the blade passes through the second portion but does not pass through the first portion. Thus, the blade pressure is adjusted to a value between the depth of the first portion and the depth of the second portion.
In the blade pressure adjusting jig, the depth of the first portion is not less than 80 μm and less than 160 μm, and the depth of the second portion is deeper than the depth of the first portion and not more than 160 μm. The jig can be used when adjusting the blade pressure of the optical fiber cutter in order to cut the single-core optical fiber.
Further, in the blade pressure adjusting jig, the depth of the first portion is 160 μm or more and less than 240 μm, and the depth of the second portion is deeper than the depth of the first portion and is 240 μm or less. The adjusting jig can be used when adjusting the blade pressure of the optical fiber cutter in order to cut the multi-fiber optical fiber.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
One method for adjusting the blade pressure is to use a gauge with a predetermined thickness. When cutting a single optical fiber, a first gauge having a thickness of 80 μm or more and less than 160 μm and a second gauge having a thickness of 160 μm or less and a thickness of 80 μm to 160 μm are used. The tip of the blade is positioned at a position above 160 μm. When cutting a multi-core optical fiber, use a first gauge with a thickness of 160 μm or more and less than 240 μm and a second gauge with a thickness of 240 μm or less and a thickness of 160 μm from the upper surface of the lower clamp. The tip of the blade is positioned at a position 200 μm or higher. A conceptual diagram of this method is shown in FIG. The first gauge 12 is placed on the lower clamp 10 and the blade is lowered so that the tip of the blade 7 is below the upper surface of the first gauge 12. In this state, the rod 14 is passed over the first gauge 12. From there, the position of the blade 7 is gradually raised, and once the rod 14 is slightly lifted, the position of the blade 7 is once fixed there. At this time, the tip of the blade 7 is located above the upper surface of the first gauge 12. Here, the first gauge 12 is replaced with the second gauge 13, and the rod 14 is passed over it. If the bar 14 is not lifted, the blade 7 is positioned within a desired range, so the blade pressure adjustment is completed there. If the rod 14 is lifted, the blade 7 is lowered little by little, and the blade pressure adjustment is completed when the rod 14 descends to the upper surface of the second gauge 13. FIG. 4 shows the case where the first gauge 12 and the second gauge 13 are used side by side as (A) and (B), respectively.
The rod 14 is not bent and may be of a material and weight that do not damage the blade edge 7a when lifted by the blade 7. An example is a straight steel wire.
[0009]
Moreover, there exists the method of using the blade pressure adjusting jig of this invention like the Example mentioned later. In this method, since the blade pressure can be adjusted with one jig, the working efficiency is further improved as compared with the method using the above-described rod and two types of gauges. Also, blade pressure adjustment is often performed at the construction site of optical cables such as outdoors, and it may be difficult to store the gauge, and the fact that one jig is sufficient is excellent in terms of preventing its loss.
[0010]
In addition, when the blade of the optical fiber cutter is moved up and down by rotating an adjustment screw provided on the optical fiber cutter by a rack and pinion method or the like, a base line 24 is attached to the adjustment screw 23 as shown in FIG. If the scale 26 indicating the moving distance of the blade is attached to the adjustment screw panel 25, the blade pressure can be adjusted to a predetermined value by rotating the adjustment screw 23 in accordance with the scale 26. Specifically, as described above, by using a rod, raise the blade to the upper limit where the rod cannot be lifted, align the position of the upper surface of the lower clamp and the blade tip, and adjust so that the blade rises by a desired value from that position You just need to rotate the screw to the scale. FIG. 7 shows a case where the position of the blade can be raised and lowered by 120 μm when the adjustment screw is rotated once.
[0011]
The blade pressure adjusting jig is preferably lightweight so that it can be easily lifted by the blade. When the material of the jig is metal, the material of the jig is preferably soft so that it can be easily manufactured by cutting. Aluminum is a preferable material for the blade pressure adjusting jig of the present invention in these respects. Also, a resin jig may be used. If a thermosetting resin is used, the jig of the present invention can be manufactured by injection molding or press molding.
[0012]
【Example】
The following examples illustrate the invention in more detail.
<Example 1>
Optimal blade pressure was investigated using gauges of various thicknesses. As shown in FIG. 5, the gauge 11 was placed on the lower clamp 10, the blade 7 was lowered below the upper surface of the gauge 11, and the rod 14 was passed over the gauge 11. The rod 14 was a cylindrical steel wire made of stainless steel and having a diameter of 1 mm. As the blade 7 is gradually raised, the blade 7 lifts the rod 14. When the blade 7 is lowered little by little from that state, the lifted rod 14 descends on the gauge 11. At this time, the blade pressure adjustment was completed assuming that the blade pressure became the same as the gauge thickness.
Single optical fibers were cut with several blade pressures of 40 μm to 240 μm. Next, an attempt was made to cut a multi-core optical fiber. The cut optical fiber was observed with a microscope, and the angle of the cut surface (angle formed by the cut surface and a surface perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical fiber) was measured. Moreover, the cut surface of the optical fiber was observed using a projector, and the cut surface of the optical fiber was observed for damage. In addition, the number of interference fringes was counted.
[0013]
A conceptual diagram of the configuration of the projector is shown in FIG. A HeNe laser was used as the light source 15. A half mirror 17 is disposed on the optical axis 16 of the light emitted from the light source 15. The half mirror 17 is disposed at an angle of 45 ° with respect to the optical axis 16. A reflecting mirror 19 whose end face is an optical mirror surface is disposed on the optical axis 18 of the light refracted by the half mirror 17. The optical fiber 20 was disposed on the optical axis 16 so that the end face thereof faced the light source 15 with the half mirror 17 interposed therebetween. The optical fiber 20 and the reflecting mirror 19 were arranged so that the distance from the half mirror 17 to the end face of the optical fiber 20 and the distance from the half mirror 17 to the reflecting mirror 19 were equal. When the end surface of the optical fiber 20 is not a mirror surface perpendicular to the optical axis 16, the light 21 refracted by the half mirror 17 after being reflected by the end surface of the optical fiber 20 and the half mirror 17 after being reflected by the reflecting mirror 19 are Since it interferes with the transmitted light 22, when observed with the microscope 23, interference fringes are observed on the end face of the optical fiber. The greater the number of stripes, the greater the angle formed by the end face of the optical fiber 20 and the plane perpendicular to the optical axis 16. That is, the end face of the optical fiber 20 is deviated from the plane perpendicular to the optical axis 16. Alternatively, the end surface of the optical fiber 20 is not a mirror surface. The number of interference fringes was 8 or less.
[0014]
The results of observation after cutting are shown in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the result of cutting a single-core optical fiber, and Table 2 shows the result of cutting a multi-core optical fiber (8-core optical fiber tape).
[0015]
[Table 1]
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[0016]
[Table 2]
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[0017]
As a result, it was found that the blade pressure when cutting the single-core optical fiber is preferably 80 μm or more and 160 μm or less. It was found that the thickness is particularly preferably 80 μm or more and 120 μm or less. It was also found that the blade pressure when cutting the multi-core optical fiber is preferably 160 μm or more and 240 μm or less. In addition, since the blade easily deteriorates when the blade pressure is 220 μm or more, it was found that the blade pressure when cutting the multi-fiber optical fiber is particularly preferably 160 μm or more and 200 μm or less.
Since the blade pressure when cutting an optical fiber is quantitatively clarified for the first time according to the present invention, it is desired to use a gauge with a predetermined thickness in the future or an adjustment screw that clearly indicates the distance the blade moves up and down. The blade pressure can be adjusted by rotating it by the amount of. Since the labor of observing the end face of the optical fiber can be saved, the time required for blade pressure adjustment can be greatly reduced.
[0018]
<Example 2>
FIG. 1 illustrates a blade pressure adjusting jig. A window hole 2 having a length of 3 mm and a width of 5 mm was formed in the center of an aluminum plate having a length of 10 mm, a width of 15 mm, and a thickness of 2 mm. Recess portions 3 and 4 were formed by cutting the front and rear portions of the window hole on one side of the aluminum plate by 80 μm and 120 μm, respectively, so that the thickness of the aluminum plate of the portion was different, and this was used as a blade pressure adjusting jig. The concave portion 3 and the concave portion 4 formed in the blade pressure adjusting jig 1 constitute a groove 5 that vertically cuts through the central portion of the blade pressure adjusting jig across the window hole 2. The depth of the recess 3 corresponds to the thickness of the first gauge described in the section of the embodiment of the invention, and the depth of the recess 4 corresponds to the thickness of the second gauge.
As shown in FIG. 2, the blade pressure adjusting jig 1 was placed on the lower clamp 10 of the optical fiber cutter with the surface of the aluminum plate cut as the lower surface. In this state, the blade 7 of the optical fiber cutter was moved horizontally along the longitudinal direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface) of the groove, and passed under the blade pressure adjusting jig 1. FIG. 3 shows a positional relationship between the blade 7 and the blade pressure adjusting jig 1 as a cross-sectional view seen from a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the blade 7. In FIG. 3, the blade is shown in two places, and the direction of travel of the blade is indicated by arrows. When the blade 7 of the optical fiber cutter touches the blade pressure adjusting jig 1, the blade pressure adjusting jig 1 is lifted. By observing this, it can be seen that the blade 7 has touched the blade pressure adjusting jig 1. Each time the blade 7 is slightly raised from a position lowered to the same level as the upper surface of the lower clamp 10, the blade 7 passes under the blade pressure adjusting jig, and the blade 7 does not contact the blade pressure adjusting jig 1 in the recess 4 having a depth of 120 μm. Although passing below, in the recess 3 having a depth of 80 μm, the blade 7 was raised to a position where the blade 7 contacted the blade pressure adjusting jig 1 and the blade pressure adjusting jig was lifted. Thus, the blade pressure was adjusted to be 80 μm or more and 120 μm or less. Thus, the blade pressure adjustment in the case of cutting the single-core optical fiber was completed.
[0019]
Since the blade pressure adjusting jig 1 has the window hole 2, the boundary between the recess 3 having a depth of 80 μm and the recess 4 having a depth of 120 μm can be seen from the surface opposite to the surface on which the recesses 3 and 4 are provided. . Further, the position of the blade edge 7a can also be confirmed from the surface where no groove is provided (from the upper side when the blade pressure adjusting jig is used). Therefore, it is preferable to open the window hole 2 in the blade pressure adjusting jig 1 because it is determined that the blade 7 touches the blade pressure adjusting jig 1 only in the recess 4 having a depth of 120 μm. .
[0020]
For adjusting the blade pressure when cutting a multi-core optical fiber, a blade pressure adjusting jig similar to the one described above was prepared except for a recess having a depth of 160 μm and a recess having a depth of 200 μm. When cutting a multi-fiber optical fiber, the blade pressure was adjusted to 160 μm or more and 200 μm or less using this blade pressure adjusting jig.
[0021]
When the blade pressure was adjusted using the blade pressure adjusting jig of the present invention, the blade pressure adjustment work that conventionally took about 25 minutes could be performed in 2 minutes.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the blade pressure of the optical fiber cutter can be adjusted to a blade pressure within a predetermined range, and it is not necessary to confirm that there is no problem by actually cutting the optical fiber. The time required for blade pressure adjustment can be greatly shortened compared to the prior art. Further, when the optical fiber is cut, the optical fiber is not damaged or the cut surface is not a mirror surface perpendicular to the optical axis, so that the transmission loss of the optical fiber after fusion splicing does not increase, There is no need to rework.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a blade pressure adjusting jig of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a usage pattern of the blade pressure adjusting jig of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a positional relationship between a blade pressure adjusting jig and a blade according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the present invention using a gauge.
FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the present invention using a gauge.
FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a projector.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an adjustment screw and an adjustment screw panel.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an optical fiber cutter.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Blade pressure adjusting jig 2: Window hole 3, 4: Recess 5: Groove 6: Optical fiber cutter 7: Blade 8: Pillow 9: Clamp 10: Lower clamp 11: Gauge 12: First gauge 13: Second Gauge 14: rod 15: light source 16, 18: optical axis 17: half mirror 19: reflecting mirror 20: optical fiber 21, 22: light 23: adjustment screw 24: base line 25: adjustment screw panel 26: scale 27: holder

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中央部を縦断する溝が設けられ、該溝は第一の部分と第二の部分とからなり、前記第二の部分の深さは前記第一の部分の深さよりも深く、前記第一の部分および前記第二の部分は階段状に配置され、前記第一の部分および前記第二の部分のそれぞれの幅は前記溝の幅と等しい刃圧調整治具を用い、光ファイバカッタの刃を前記溝にそって水平に移動させ、あるいは、前記刃を動かさずに前記刃圧調整治具を前記溝の方向に水平に移動させ、前記刃が前記第二の部分を通過するが前記第一の部分を通過しないように、前記刃の刃圧を調整することを特徴とする光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整方法。 A groove is provided to cut through the central portion, and the groove includes a first portion and a second portion, and the depth of the second portion is deeper than the depth of the first portion, The portion and the second portion are arranged stepwise, and the blades of the optical fiber cutter are arranged using a blade pressure adjusting jig whose width of each of the first portion and the second portion is equal to the width of the groove. The blade is moved horizontally along the groove, or the blade pressure adjusting jig is moved horizontally in the direction of the groove without moving the blade, and the blade passes through the second portion. A blade pressure adjusting method for an optical fiber cutter , wherein the blade pressure of the blade is adjusted so as not to pass through the portion . 中央部を縦断する溝が設けられ、該溝は第一の部分と第二の部分とからなり、前記第二の部分の深さは前記第一の部分の深さよりも深く、前記第一の部分および前記第二の部分は階段状に配置され、前記第一の部分および前記第二の部分のそれぞれの幅は前記溝の幅と等しいことを特徴とする光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整治具。A groove is provided to cut through the central portion, and the groove includes a first portion and a second portion. The depth of the second portion is deeper than the depth of the first portion, and the first portion The blade pressure adjusting jig for an optical fiber cutter, wherein the portion and the second portion are arranged stepwise, and the width of each of the first portion and the second portion is equal to the width of the groove . 請求項2に記載の光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整治具であって、前記第一の部分の深さが80μm以上160μm未満であり、前記第二の部分の深さが前記第一の部分の深さよりも深く160μm以下である光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整治具。The blade pressure adjusting jig for an optical fiber cutter according to claim 2, wherein the first portion has a depth of 80 µm or more and less than 160 µm, and the second portion has a depth of the first portion. A blade pressure adjusting jig for an optical fiber cutter that is deeper than the depth and not more than 160 μm. 請求項2に記載の光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整治具であって、前記第一の部分の深さが160μm以上240μm未満であり、前記第二の部分の深さが前記第一の部分の深さよりも深く240μm以下である光ファイバカッタの刃圧調整治具。The blade pressure adjusting jig for an optical fiber cutter according to claim 2, wherein the first portion has a depth of 160 µm or more and less than 240 µm, and the second portion has a depth of the first portion. A blade pressure adjusting jig for an optical fiber cutter that is deeper than the depth and 240 μm or less.
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