Patent · US Expired

Metal fiber end sleeve for a flexible fiber optic light guide and method for producing same

US6085011A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Schott Glas · DE

Inventors

Christoph Klausmann · Wackernheim, DE
Wolfgang Eis · Niedernhausen, DE
Sigurd Dressler · Nastätten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 22, 1998
Grant date	Jul 4, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/403
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Fiber end sleeve for fiber optic bundle and a method for the production of a metal end sleeve for a flexible fiber-optic light guide are provided. The method includes the steps of inserting a fiber bundle into a metal sleeve, and using a magnetic pulse-forming apparatus for deforming said metal sleeve radially inward onto said fiber bundle.

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