Optical-fiber-holding member, and fusing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10746927-B2
Application number	US-201715826301-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2017
Priority date	Feb 12, 2016
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

The main body part is a substantially cuboid member in which an optical fiber is disposed. One width-direction side of the main body part is provided with a lid part capable of opening and closing with respect to the main body part on a hinge. An installation part on which an optical fiber or the like is disposed is formed on the upper surface (the surface facing the lid part) of the main body part. The installation part comprises a reference surface and a recessed portion that is formed closer to the distal-end side than is the reference surface and that is formed at a lower position than is the reference surface. The reference surface is a region where the optical fiber or the like is pressed down by a pressing part. The recessed portion is a region where a drop cable is pressed in by a pressing part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical-fiber-holding member comprising:
a main body part on which an optical fiber is disposed; and
a lid part that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body part, wherein:
an optical fiber installation part of the main body part comprises a reference surface holding the optical fiber and a recessed portion formed in proximity of a front end of the many body, and a bottom surface of the recessed portion is at a lower position than that of the reference surface;
on an inner surface of the lid part, a first pressing part, of which an amount of protrusion from the inner surface of the lid part is variable, is provided at a position facing the reference surface, and a second pressing part, of which an amount of protrusion is fixed, is provided at a position facing the recessed portion;
the amount of protrusion from the inner surface of the lid part of the second pressing part on a side of the front end of the main body is larger than the amount of protrusion from the inner surface of the lid part of the second pressing part on a side of the first pressing part; and
both the protrusion of the second pressing part on the side of the front end of the main body and the protrusion of the second pressing part on the side of the first pressing part press the optical fiber.

2. The optical-fiber-holding member according to claim 1 wherein:
with the lid part being closed, a distance in a height direction between a level of the reference surface and a lower end of the second pressing part is less than a maximum distance in the height direction between the level of the reference surface and a lower end of the first pressing part and is more than a minimum distance in the height direction between the level of the reference surface and the lower end of the first pressing part.

3. The optical-fiber-holding member according to claim 1 wherein:
a holding part that holds the optical fiber is formed at the front end of the main body part and the holding part is approximately an U-shaped groove when viewed in an axial direction of the optical fiber.

4. The optical-fiber-holding member according to claim 3 wherein:
the groove has a width of 0.9 mm or more.

5. A fusion device comprising:
the optical-fiber-holding member according to claim 1 ; and
a pair of electrode rods that are provided between a pair of the optical-fiber-holding members, wherein
an arc is generated between the pair of the electrode rods so that the optical fibers held by the optical-fiber-holding members can be fused together.

Assignees

• Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
• Seiwa Giken Inc

Inventors

• Akiyama Tomohiro
• Tanaka Takashi

Classifications

• G02B6/3616

  Holders, macro size fixtures for mechanically holding or positioning fibres, e.g. on an optical bench (supporting carriers of a microbench type G02B6/3648; micromanipulators B25J7/00; cassettes, bobbins G02B6/4439) · CPC title

• G02B6/2555 Primary

  Alignment or adjustment devices for aligning prior to splicing · CPC title

• G02B6/2551

  using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch · CPC title