Device for removing layers from a waveguide
US6321621A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/245
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a compact device in which a plurality of functions of the stripping process are automatically performed by a single drive (29) and coupled mechanisms. The main body (1) comprises a frame which supports connecting rods (28) at the front ends (27) of which is fastened a support element (10) for the change operations which is equipped either with a clamping head (3) or with an adapter (12) and serves for receiving an optical waveguide. Pivotable heating jaws (4) having control handles (51) are shown as well as stripping knife jaws (5) and a collar for adjusting the clamping force of the clamping jaws (36) which are held in the closed position by spring force and can be opened by a release lever (6) having a right-left coarse thread on a shaft (47) of the lever (6) for the introduction of an optical waveguide.
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