Optical fiber chuck including a cover comprising an idler wheel and a V-shaped insert
US4537466A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 1983 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S269/909
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber chuck for use in an optical fiber splicer may be both accurate and inexpensive because the fiber moves through a stationary chuck rather than a moving chuck carrying the fiber. The fiber slides between precision V-grooves, and is advanced and retracted by frictional engagement with a drive wheel.
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