Systems and methods for purging UV curing tubes
US8637115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05D2256/00
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods curing a coated optical fiber. The method includes drawing the coated optical fiber through a gas chamber filled with a predetermined gas, drawing the fiber through a cure tube coupled to the gas chamber, and purging at least a portion of an inner surface of the cure tube with a purge gas as the coated optical fiber is drawn through the cure tube.
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