Embedded light transfer medium with a protection tube and an elastic covering
US6840683B2 · kind B2 · utility
4Cited by
9References
15Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3877
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connection structure of a light transfer medium includes: a light transfer medium embedded in a structural body; and a protection tube in which the light transfer medium is inserted. The protection tube is embedded in the structural body at one end portion of the structural body. One end portion of the light transfer medium is inserted into the protection tube such that an end of the one end portion of the light transfer medium is positioned inwardly from one end face of the one end portion of said structural body.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.