Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2021189234
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a method and an apparatus for manufacturing an optical fiber assembly capable of preventing an optical fiber from a breakage that occurs due to a foreign matter present between a guide roller and a coated optical fiber, an optical fiber ribbon or an optical fiber ribbon unit, when manufacturing an optical fiber assembly.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing an optical fiber assembly has a feeding process of feeding a coated optical fiber, an optical fiber ribbon or an optical fiber ribbon unit, while guiding with one guide roller or more. The guide roller has a Young's modulus of 1000 MPa or less on a contact surface having a contact with the coated optical fiber, the optical fiber ribbon or the optical fiber ribbon unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Inventors:
NORISUGI YUJI
HIRAMA TAKAO
TAKAHASHI TAKESHI
KATO HIROSHI
MANABE MASARU
TSUKUDA YOSHIHIRO
HIRAMA TAKAO
TAKAHASHI TAKESHI
KATO HIROSHI
MANABE MASARU
TSUKUDA YOSHIHIRO
Application Number:
JP2020092157A
Publication Date:
December 13, 2021
Filing Date:
May 27, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES
International Classes:
B65H57/14; G02B6/44
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinei Patent Office