JPH0573609U - Package of optical connector components - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a package of optical connector constituent parts capable of efficiently mounting an optical connector on an optical fiber cord. [Structure] A plurality of component parts of an optical connector to be attached to a terminal portion of an optical fiber cord 7 are superposed in the order of attachment, and these are integrally packaged in a heat-shrinkable tube 6. [Effect] When this package is inserted into the optical fiber cord 7 for connection, a large number of optical connector component parts can be quickly and accurately inserted into the optical fiber cord 7 to the optical connector of the optical fiber cord 7. The connection time is shortened, and the optical connector components are less likely to run out of order or out of order and the productivity is improved.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a package of optical connector component parts capable of efficiently mounting an optical connector on an optical fiber cord.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Optical fiber cords are usually used with connectors attached at both ends. The components of the connector attached to the optical fiber cords are, as shown in the order of attachment in FIG. 3, rubber boots 1, rings 2, The caulking metal fitting 3, the stopper member 4, the spring 5, etc., and the ferrule 11 and the ferrule 11 which are passed through the sheathed material 8 of the optical fiber cord 7 and the bare optical fiber 10 exposed by stripping the reinforcing fiber 9 to the stopper member 4. A plug frame 12 and a coupling nut 13 for mounting. In order to connect the optical connector composed of such many parts to the optical fiber cord 7 as shown in FIG. 4, hold the optical fiber cord 7 in the left hand, and from the end of the optical fiber cord 7 to the above-mentioned part. Rubber boots 1, rings 2, caulking fittings 3, stoppers 4, springs 5 and other parts were sequentially inserted with the right hand one by one, and then the optical fiber cord 7 was stripped off to expose the bare optical fiber. The ferrule 11, coupling nut 13, and plug frame 12 are inserted into the optical fiber in order, the stopper member 4 and the plug frame 12 are screwed together, and the coupling nut 13 is screwed to the outside of this plug frame 12 to an adapter (not shown). It was done by inserting it.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the method of connecting the optical connector to the optical fiber cord as described above, it is necessary to insert a large number of parts accurately in the order of attachment, which requires a great deal of work, and the parts are inserted online one by one. Therefore, there was a problem in that high productivity could not be obtained because there was no time to spare and it was easy to forget to insert parts or the insertion order was wrong.

[0004]

[Means for solving the problem]

 The present invention has been made as a result of intensive studies in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an optical connector component packaging body in which optical connector components can be mounted on an optical fiber cord in an orderly and efficient manner. Especially. That is, the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of component parts of an optical connector to be attached to a terminal portion of an optical fiber cord are superposed in the order of attachment and are integrally packaged by a heat shrinkable tube.

The package of the optical connector component of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the package of the present invention. In this package, the rubber boot 1, ring 2, caulking metal 3, stopper member 4, and spring 5 among the optical connector components shown in FIG. 4 are sequentially stacked, and they are integrally packaged by a heat shrinkable tube 6. It is a thing. The heat-shrinkable tube 6 used for packaging is transparent and has two perforations (not shown) in the longitudinal direction. In the present invention, the reason for packaging the optical connector component group with the heat shrinkable tube is that the packaging is easy. That is, a heat-shrinkable tube is placed around the outer circumference of the optical connector component group that is stacked in the order of mounting, and in this state, the heat-shrinkable tube is heated to a predetermined temperature, and the heat-shrinkable tube shrinks and adheres to the component group. Then it is packaged.

In addition to the above, the heat-shrinkable tube has an advantage that it can be inserted into the optical fiber cord while being packaged because the upper and lower ends are open, and that the heat-shrinkable tube at the upper and lower ends can be shrunk to a diameter smaller than the component diameter. It is possible to prevent later parts from falling off. If one or more perforations are provided in the longitudinal direction in the heat shrinkable tube used for packaging the optical connector component of the present invention, it is easy to disassemble after inserting it into the optical fiber cord. is there. It is also preferable to use a transparent heat-shrinkable tube because the arrangement order of parts can be checked later. The number of parts of the optical connector packaged with the heat shrinkable tube may be two or more, but needless to say, the greater the number, the greater the effect.

[0007]

[Action]

 Since the package of the present invention is one in which a large number of connector components are integrally packaged in the mounting order, the optical connector components can be quickly mounted on the optical fiber cord. Moreover, since the packaging of the optical fiber cord can be performed in parallel with a step different from the step of connecting the optical connector to the optical fiber cord, the productivity is improved and the misalignment of the optical connector components is reduced. Further, since the packaging is performed with the heat shrinkable tube, the packaging work is easy, and since the heat shrinkable tube is open at both ends, it can be inserted into the optical fiber cord without being packaged.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments. First, a package of optical connector component parts was produced according to the procedure shown in FIGS. That is, a bar material 14 which is somewhat finer than the optical fiber cord is erected vertically on the substrate 15 onto the bar material 14 of the component alignment jig 16 (Fig. A), and the optical connector components are inserted in the mounting order and stacked. (Fig. B), place the heat-shrinkable tube 6 on the pedestal 17 at a predetermined position around this superposed optical connector component group (Fig. C), and then heat it to a predetermined temperature to heat it. The shrinkable tube 6 was shrunk to produce a package of optical connector components having the same structure as shown in FIG.

Next, the package of the optical connector component is inserted from the end of the optical fiber cord with the rubber boot side first, and then the coating layer of the end of the optical fiber cord is peeled off to leave the bare optical fiber at a predetermined length. After exposing and mounting the exposed bare optical fiber on the ferrule, tear off the perforation of the heat-shrinkable tube to dismantle it, pull out the stopper member from the disassembled body, and put the ferrule on this stopper member. The plug frame inserted from the side was screwed together, the outer periphery of this plug frame was covered with a coupling nut, and this was screwed to an adapter (not shown) to connect the optical fiber cord to the optical connector. In this way, we assembled many optical connectors to which optical fiber cords were connected, but we were able to assemble them quickly without causing misalignment of parts.

[0010]

【effect】

 As described above, the package of the present invention is a package in which a large number of optical connector components are integrally packaged in a heat-shrinkable tube in the mounting order. It also reduces the number of optical connector components and prevents misalignment of optical connector components and out-of-order arrangement errors, improving productivity.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view showing an example of a package of an optical connector component according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of steps for producing a package of optical connector components of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the order of mounting optical connector components mounted on the optical fiber cord.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory side cross-sectional view showing a state in which an optical connector is connected to the optical fiber cord.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 rubber boot 2 ring 3 caulking metal fitting 4 stopper member 5 spring 6 heat shrinking member 7 optical fiber cord 8 sheath material 9 reinforcing fiber 10 bare optical fiber 11 ferrule 12 plaque frame 13 coupling nut 14 bar material 15 substrate 16 parts alignment jig 17 Stand

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A package for an optical connector component, wherein a plurality of component parts of an optical connector to be attached to a terminal portion of an optical fiber cord are superposed in the order of attachment, and these are integrally packaged with a heat shrinkable tube.