IP Library Granted Patent US 11,253,962
Granted Patent B2
US 11,253,962 · App. 16/753,304 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Apparatus and method for assembling optical module

Inventors: Nanjing Dong (Weifang, CN); Debo Sun (Weifang, CN)
Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
B23P19/04B25J9/0084B25J9/1697B25J13/08B25J15/0019G02B7/023G05B19/41805B23P19/102B25J9/1694B25J11/00B25J15/008G01B11/27G05B2219/45067
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Patent No.
US 11,253,962
App. No.
16/753,304
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus and a method for assembling optical module. The apparatus includes: a plurality of fixtures, an alignment mechanism, a power supply, a spectroscopic prism with a light incident surface close to the plurality of optical modules to be aligned, a first image collecting unit close to a first light emitting surface of the spectroscopic prism and a second image collecting unit with a second light emitting surface of the spectroscopic prism; the controller is configured to determine a light spot that does not meet a quality requirement according to the positions and/or sizes of the plurality of imaging light spots, and generate a corresponding aligning instruction, and determine a to-be-assembled lens corresponding to the light spot that does not meet requirements according to a correspondence between a to-be-assembled lens and the light spot, and output the aligning instruction to an alignment mechanism to adjust a position of the lens.

Claims (27)

1. An apparatus for assembling optical module, comprising:

a plurality of fixtures configured to a plurality of to-be-assembled optical parts respectively, an alignment mechanism configured to place a plurality of to-be-assembled lenses to designated positions of the plurality of to-be-assembled optical parts respectively to obtain a plurality of optical modules to be aligned; and a power supply configured to supply power to the plurality of optical modules to be aligned;

a spectroscopic prism with a light incident surface close to the plurality of optical modules to be aligned, a first image collecting means close to a first light emitting surface of the spectroscopic prism and being coaxial with the first light emitting surface, and a second image collecting means with a second light emitting surface of the spectroscopic prism and being coaxial with the second light emitting surface; the first image collecting means and the second image collecting means are respectively configured to collect positions and sizes of a plurality of imaging light spots corresponding to the plurality of optical modules to be aligned, and feed the positions and sizes to a controller;

the controller is configured to determine a light spot that does not meet a quality requirement according to the positions and/or sizes of the plurality of imaging light spots, and generate a corresponding aligning instruction, and determine a to-be-assembled lens corresponding to the light spot that does not meet quality requirements as a to-be-assembled lens necessary to be adjusted according to a correspondence between a to-be-assembled lens and the light spot, and output the aligning instruction to an alignment mechanism holding the lens necessary to be adjusted to adjust a position of the lens necessary to be adjusted.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a positive lens provided between the first image collecting means and the spectroscopic prism and being coaxial with the first image collecting means.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the positive lens comprises an aspherical positive lens.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the spectroscopic prism comprises two right-angle prisms with oblique surfaces bonded, and bonded surfaces are coated with a transflective dielectric film having a transmittance and a reflectance in a ratio of 1:1.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the alignment mechanism further comprises:

a first robot arm electrically connected to the controller, and an integration mechanism mounted on the first robot arm, and a plurality of aligning heads are integrated on the integration mechanism.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein a UV lamp is provided on the alignment mechanism and electrically connected to the controller.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a dispensing mechanism;

the dispensing mechanism comprises a second robot arm electrically connected to the controller and a UV dispensing syringe fixed on the second robot arm;

the dispensing mechanism is configured to perform dispensing on the plurality of to-be-assembled optical parts according to a dispensing instruction of the controller.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the dispensing mechanism further comprises: a third image collecting means fixed on the second robot arm.

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

controlling the alignment mechanism to place the plurality of to-be-assembled lenses to designated positions of the plurality of to-be-assembled optical parts respectively to obtain the plurality of optical modules to be aligned;

controlling the power supply to supply power to the plurality of optical modules to be aligned, so that the plurality of optical modules to be aligned generate images;

collecting, by the first image collecting means and the second image collecting means, positions and sizes of a plurality of imaging light spots corresponding to the plurality of optical modules to be aligned, and feeding the positions and sizes to a controller;

determining a light spot that does not meet a quality requirement according to the positions and/or sizes of the plurality of imaging light spots, and generating a corresponding aligning instruction, and determining the to-be-assembled lens corresponding to the light spot that does not meet quality requirements as the to-be-assembled lens necessary to be adjusted according to a correspondence between the to-be-assembled lens and the light spot;

outputting the aligning instruction to the alignment mechanism holding the lens necessary to be adjusted to adjust a position of the lens necessary to be adjusted.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein, with respect to any to-be-assembled lens of the plurality of to-be-assembled lenses, the correspondence between the to-be-assembled lens and the light spot is established as follows:

controlling the alignment mechanism holding the to-be-assembled lens to move;

determining, by the first image collecting means and/or the second image collecting means, a light spot dynamically changed with the movement of the alignment mechanism;

using the light spot dynamically changed as the light spot corresponding to the to-be-assembled lens.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: GOERTEK INC.
To: GOER OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062111/0787 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2020
From: DONG, NANJING; SUN, DEBO
To: GOERTEK INC.
Reel/Frame 052310/0420 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710967356.6 · Oct 17, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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