Optical fiber coating removing device

An object of the invention is to provide an optical fiber coating removing apparatus which can remove coating from an optical fiber preform without damaging the optical fiber surface. The apparatus is excellent in workability because positioning or the like for coating removal easily. The invention...

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Main Authors MIZUNO SHUNICHI, HATTORI KAZUNARI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.09.2006
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Summary:An object of the invention is to provide an optical fiber coating removing apparatus which can remove coating from an optical fiber preform without damaging the optical fiber surface. The apparatus is excellent in workability because positioning or the like for coating removal easily. The invention provides an optical fiber coating removing apparatus for holding coating 1 b of an end portion of an optical fiber 1 between a pair of coating removing blades and removing the coating 1 b from the optical fiber 1 with the pair of the blades. In each blade 11, 11 ', a blade pressing plate 12, 12 ', a semicircular blade 13, 13 ' having a semicircular eating blade portion 13 a, and a flat blade 14, 14 ' having a straight-line eating blade portion 14 a having a triangular section are integrally laminated onto a blade bearing plate 15, 15 ' in that order. The coating 1 b is removed without damaging the surface of the optical fiber.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040480469