Optical fiber drawing apparatus
US4892572A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P40/57
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An optical fiber drawing apparatus which includes a heating furnace which fuses a forward end of an optical fiber preform for drawing an optical fiber, and a screening portion which applies tension to the optical fiber through in-line, for guarantee of its strength. The screening portion further includes a suction device disposed along a passage of the optical fiber running through it for sucking in the optical fiber.
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