Apparatus for manufacturing optical fiber bundle
US3989578A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 1974 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S242/92
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A filament winding reel in a method and apparatus for producing optical fiber bundles, includes an end disc and circumferentially spaced freely rotatable longitudinally projecting rollers. A pair of outwardly open peripherally spaced filament guides having aligned guide channels are mounted on the border of the disc and have widths substantially equal to, or slightly greater than the optical fiber thickness. The fibers are tensioned by a tensioning roller carried by a disc mounted lever disposed approximately opposite the guides and outwardly spring biased, and longitudinal pressure is applied to the fibers proximate the guides to uniformly align the fibers in the guide channels by tensioning bars bearing on the sides of the fibers proximate the guides.
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