Optical fiber marking method and device
US5119464A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S385/901
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Optical fibers are marked as they move continuously in a flat bundle prior to insertion into a protective envelope by continuously spraying an ink jet in a plane intersecting all the fibers, alternately from one extreme fiber to the other. The inkjet is sprayed in a plane perpendicular to the direction of forward movement of the fibers. The marking device comprises a head for spraying a jet of ink in a plane intersecting all the fibers reciprocating from one extreme fiber of the flat bundle to the other. The spray head moves in a plane perpendicular to the direction of forward movement of the fibers.
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