Apparatus and method for assembling optical module

1. An apparatus for assembling optical module, comprising:

a working bench;

a controller; and

a plurality of mechanical components for active alignment of optical modules,

wherein:

a conveying mechanism is provided on the working bench, and a plurality of fixtures are provided on the conveying mechanism with even space therebetween and are movable with the conveying mechanism;

a positional relationship between two adjacent mechanical components of the plurality of mechanical components is determined by the positional relationship between two adjacent fixtures of the plurality of fixtures;

the controller is configured to control a movement of the conveying mechanism, and control the conveying mechanism to stop every time the conveying mechanism moves over a preset distance, and control the plurality of mechanical components to perform corresponding operations on the fixtures moved to respective operating positions; and

the plurality of mechanical components are configured to perform corresponding operations on the fixtures moved to respective operating positions under control of the controller;

wherein:

the plurality of mechanical components include: an alignment mechanism, and a first image collecting mechanism;

the alignment mechanism is configured to place a to-be-assembled lens to a to-be-assembled optical part moved to the operating position of the alignment mechanism to obtain an optical module to be aligned, and adjust a position of the to-be-assembled lens according to an aligning instruction of the controller;

the first image collecting mechanism is configured to collect a light spot of an image generated by the optical module to be aligned and feed it back to the controller; and

the controller is configured to generate an aligning instruction according to a quality of the light spot and output the aligning instruction to the alignment mechanism.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of mechanical components include:

a manipulator,

a power supply,

and

a dispensing mechanism;

the manipulator is configured to place a to-be-assembled optical part on a fixture moved to the operating position of the manipulator;

the dispensing mechanism is configured to perform dispensing on the to-be-assembled optical part moved to the operating position of the dispensing mechanism; and

the power supply is configured to supply power to the to-be-assembled optical part moved to the operating position of the alignment mechanism, so that the optical module to be aligned generates an image.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein:

a power supply carrying mechanism is provided on the working bench; and

the power supply carrying mechanism is configured to carry an outputting of the power supply to a power inputting of the to-be-assembled optical part moved to the operating position of the alignment mechanism.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the alignment mechanism comprises:

a first robot arm electrically connected to the controller, and

an aligning head provided on the first robot arm, the aligning head including:

a vacuum chuck or an adjustable mechanical clamp.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the alignment mechanism further comprises:

an integration mechanism that is connected with the first robot arm and is configured to integrate a plurality of aligning heads on the first robot arm.

6. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises:

a second robot arm electrically connected to the controller, and

a UV dispensing syringe mounted on the second robot arm.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the dispensing mechanism further comprises:

a second image collecting mechanism mounted on the second robot arm.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a UV lamp is provided on the alignment mechanism and electrically connected to the controller.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a sensor is provided on each of the plurality of fixtures and configured to detect whether a to-be-assembled optical part is placed on the fixture.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the conveying mechanism comprises:

a turntable or a conveyor.

11. A method for assembling optical module applicable to the apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:

controlling the conveying mechanism to stop when the conveying mechanism moves over a preset distance;

controlling the plurality of mechanical components to perform corresponding operations on the fixtures moved to respective operating positions; and

controlling the conveying mechanism to move when the plurality of mechanical components complete corresponding operations respectively.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the controlling the plurality of mechanical components to perform corresponding operations on the fixtures moved to respective operating positions comprises:

controlling a manipulator to place a to-be-assembled optical part on a fixture moved to the operating position of the manipulator;

controlling a dispensing mechanism to perform dispensing on a to-be-assembled optical part moved to an operating position of the dispensing mechanism;

controlling a power supply to supply power to a to-be-assembled optical part moved to an operating position of the alignment mechanism;

controlling an alignment mechanism to place a to-be-assembled lens to the to-be-assembled optical part moved to the operating position of the alignment mechanism to obtain an optical module to be aligned, and controlling the alignment mechanism to adjust a position of the to-be-assembled lens according to an aligning instruction of the controller; and

controlling a first image collecting mechanism to collect a light spot of an image generated by the optical module to be aligned, and to generate an aligning instruction according to a quality of the light spot and output the aligning instruction to the alignment mechanism.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein before the controlling the plurality of mechanical components to perform corresponding operations on the fixtures moved to respective operating positions, the method further comprises:

detecting whether a to-be-assembled optical part is placed on the fixture by a sensor provided on each of the plurality of fixtures, with respect to each fixture.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein controlling a dispensing mechanism to perform dispensing on the to-be-assembled optical part moved to the operating position of the dispensing mechanism comprises:

acquiring a real time image of the to-be-assembled optical part moved to the operating position of the dispensing mechanism by a second image collecting mechanism in the dispensing mechanism;

determining a dispensing position according to the real time image; and

controlling a second robot arm with a UV dispensing syringe according to the dispensing position to perform a dispensing operation.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein after generating an aligning instruction according to a quality of a light spot and outputting the aligning instruction to an alignment mechanism, the method further comprises:

lighting a UV lamp on the alignment mechanism to irradiate at a dispensing site of the to-be-assembled optical part, so as to fix the to-be-assembled lenses to obtain an optical module.