Method for producing defined light waveguide lengths in an optical fiber cable

US4814116A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Ulrich Oestreich · Munich, DE
• Gernot Schoeber · Munich, DE
• Norbert Sutor · Neustadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 1988
• Grant date: Mar 21, 1989
• Expiry date: Jan 20, 2008

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29C48/05
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for manufacturing optical fiber cable in which at least one light waveguide, either alone or as a bundle forming a core, is loosely inserted into an outer sheath with a definite length allocation between the length of the core and sheath characterized by passing the cable around a deflection roller and varying the diameter of the deflection roller to obtain the desired length allocation between the sheath and core.