Devices and methods for automatically cleaving and abrading cables
US8998682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T225/325
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus includes: a cleaver configured to automatically cleave a bare fiber extending from an end face of a terminus or connector of a fiber optic cable, the cleaver including a bending element configured to bend the bare fiber and a defect-formation device configured to create a surface defect in surface of the bare fiber under tension when the bare fiber is bent by the bending element; and an abrader configured to automatically finish the end face of the terminus or connector after the bare fiber is cleaved.
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