Removing optical fibre encapsulation
US4866251A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/245
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Encapsulated optical fibres (FIG. 1A), for e.g. a submarine cable have their encapsulation removed by high velocity hot air blowers (6,7), leave free the acrylate coated fibres for splicing/jointing. An automated equipment moves the blowers progressively along the fibres to free between 0.75 and two meters.
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