Fiber cleaver

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9016535-B2
Application number	US-201113701311-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2011
Priority date	Jun 28, 2010
Publication date	Apr 28, 2015
Grant date	Apr 28, 2015

Abstract

A fiber cleaver is provided in which a circular blade can be efficiently used without increasing the workload imposed on the worker. The fiber cleaver includes a main body supporting a slider such that the slider is movable in the front-back direction. A disc-shaped circular blade configured to make a flaw in an optical fiber is rotatably provided to the slider. A columnar protrusion stands on a base of the main body. An engaging member engaging with a gear that rotates together with the circular blade is provided at the upper end of the columnar protrusion. The columnar protrusion is connected to an engaging member, which engages with the slider, with a spring interposed therebetween. The base has first to third recessed portions each anchoring the engaging member. The angle of rotation of the circular blade is changed among three angles with the position where the engaging member is anchored.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fiber cleaver comprising:
a main body including a fiber guiding portion that positions an optical fiber;
a slider movably provided to the main body;
a circular blade rotatably provided to the slider and configured to make a flaw in the optical fiber; and
a circular-blade-rotating means configured to change the angle of rotation of the circular blade in accordance with the position of the slider that is moved in one direction with respect to the…

Assignees

• Hasegawa Masahiro
• Homma Toshihiko
• Sei Optifrontier Co Ltd
• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• Hasegawa Masahiro
• Homma Toshihiko

Classifications

• G02B6/25 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• Y10T225/325

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• Y10T225/321

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic