Design of fully automatic feeding system for ceramic optical fiber connectors

Hongjuan Liu; Ahmad Yasir Md Said; Ong Yung Chieh; Zailan Karim

doi:10.1117/12.3046847

27 September 2024 Design of fully automatic feeding system for ceramic optical fiber connectors

Hongjuan Liu, Ahmad Yasir Md Said, Ong Yung Chieh, Zailan Karim

Proceedings Volume 13261, Tenth International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Automation Technology (MMEAT 2024); 132614X (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3046847
Event: 10th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Automation Technology (MMEAT 2024), 2024, Wuhan, China

Abstract

In order to solve the problems of direction identification and adjustment in the traditional feeding method of optical fiber connector ceramic ferrules, a fully automatic feeding system solution was proposed, and the core component of the system, the rotating platform was designed. The rotating platform uses a photoelectric detector to identify the two different end faces of the ceramic ferrule, and adjusts the ceramic ferrule to the correct direction through a rotating rod installed in the center of the rotating platform. The system can complete part identification, adjustment and feeding in one process, effectively solving the problem of feeding ceramic ferrules. The fully automatic feeding system was applied to the ceramic ferrule precision grinder and a production test was carried out. According to the statistical data of the test and the comparison before and after adopting the fully automatic feeding system, the use of this system can not only meet the production requirements of the parts, but also improve the production efficiency, reducing the labor force, and the product qualification rate is significantly improved. Meanwhile, the design of this system provides a reference for the design of feeding systems for similar products.

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Hongjuan Liu, Ahmad Yasir Md Said, Ong Yung Chieh, and Zailan Karim "Design of fully automatic feeding system for ceramic optical fiber connectors", Proc. SPIE 13261, Tenth International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Automation Technology (MMEAT 2024), 132614X (27 September 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3046847

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