Aluminum tape connection apparatus for optical cable manufacturing

TLDR: In this paper, an aluminum tape connection device for optical cable manufacturing is presented, which consists of an installation rack, a laser distance measuring sensor, a quick uncoiling device, an aluminum welding device, two supporting rotating wheels, a photoelectric sensor, and a controller.

Abstract: The invention discloses an aluminum tape connection device for optical cable manufacturing. The device comprises an aluminum tape coil installation rack, a laser distance measuring sensor, a quick uncoiling device, an aluminum tape welding device, two supporting rotating wheels, a photoelectric sensor, and a controller; the aluminum tape coil installation rack comprises a first rotating shaft anda second rotating shaft; the laser distance measuring sensor is used for measuring a distance between the detection head of the laser distance measuring sensor and an aluminum tape coil mounted on thefirst rotating shaft; the quick uncoiling device is used for quickly uncoiling the aluminum tape coil mounted on the first rotating shaft, so that the aluminum tape of the aluminum tape coil can be completely uncoiled; the aluminum tape welding device is used for welding the starting end of the aluminum tape of an aluminum tape coil mounted on the second rotating shaft to the tail end of the completely uncoiled aluminum tape; the two supporting rotating wheels are arranged at intervals; the photoelectric sensor is used for sensing an aluminum tape located between the two supporting rotating wheels; and the controller is used for controlling the startup and stop of the quick uncoiling device according to the signals of the laser distance measuring sensor and the photoelectric sensor. Compared with a mode that operation and judgment are completely conducted by workers, the device can improve efficiency, and almost avoid accidents.