EP 0970398 A2 20000112 - APPLYING AN OPTICAL FIBER TO A SUBSTRATE
Title (en)
APPLYING AN OPTICAL FIBER TO A SUBSTRATE
Title (de)
ANSCHLUSS EINER OPTISCHEN FASER AN EIN SUBSTRAT
Title (fr)
APPLICATION D'UNE FIBRE OPTIQUE SUR UN SUBSTRAT
Publication
Application
Priority
- SE 9800285 W 19980218
- SE 9700573 A 19970218
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9836306A2] In applying an optical fiber (1) to a substrate (3) coated with an adhesive, a supply of the optical fiber is located wound around a reel (13). The optical fiber is fed in a loose loop (17) providing a fiber magazine from the reel (13) to a collet (9) or nozzle, from which the optical fiber is passed to a hold-down means (11) having a non-rotating bottom surface. The hold-down means (11) presses the fiber against the surface of the substrate (3). The reel (13), collet (9) and the holding-down means (11) are moved so that the contact point at the substrate surface is moved along a desired path, where the optical fiber (1) is to be placed. This allows that the fiber is applied with small radii of curvature and with a minimum of mechanical stress. A fiber cutter (23) is provided upstream the collet (9) and it can cut the fiber at the places where it is to end so that no loose fiber end portions are produced. A fiber feeder (21) is provided behind the cutter (23) to feed more fiber after it has been cut.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/43 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
G02B 6/3612 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 6/43 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 6/44 (2013.01 - KR); G02B 6/4403 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 6/448 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9836306A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FI FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9836306 A2 19980820; WO 9836306 A3 19981119; AU 6236098 A 19980908; CA 2281657 A1 19980820; CN 1248328 A 20000322; EP 0970398 A2 20000112; JP 2001511910 A 20010814; KR 20000071043 A 20001125; SE 9700573 D0 19970218; TW 342462 B 19981011; TW 416013 B 20001221
DOCDB simple family (application)
SE 9800285 W 19980218; AU 6236098 A 19980218; CA 2281657 A 19980218; CN 98802640 A 19980218; EP 98904511 A 19980218; JP 53567798 A 19980218; KR 19997007310 A 19990812; SE 9700573 A 19970218; TW 86103852 A 19970326; TW 87111821 A 19970326