FIBER CLEAVER
First Claim
1. A fiber cleaver for cleaving an optical fiber, comprising:
- a monobloc fiber handling element made of a single unitary and continuous piece of material, the fiber handling element defining a pair of spaced apart fiber holding portions, each fiber holding portion defining a substantially elongated fiber receiving aperture for receiving a respective part of the optical fiber thereinto, the fiber receiving apertures being distanced from each other by an inter-aperture distance in a gap extending therebetween, the fiber handling element being deformable between open, closed and tensing configurations, whereinin the open configuration, the fiber receiving apertures extend substantially coaxially relative to each other, the fiber receiving apertures have an open width and the inter-aperture distance has a first distance value;
in the closed configuration, the fiber receiving apertures have a closed width smaller than the open width and the inter-aperture distance has the first distance value; and
in the tensing configuration, the fiber receiving apertures have the closed width and the inter-aperture distance has a second distance value larger than the first distance value;
an actuator operatively coupled to the fiber handling element for moving the fiber handling element between the open closed and tensing configurations; and
a cutter provided substantially adjacent the gap and operatively positioned for notching the optical fiber when the fiber handling element holds the optical fiber in the tensing configuration.
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Abstract
A fiber cleaver (100) for cleaving an optical fiber (106). A monobloc fiber handling element (116) defines a pair of spaced apart fiber holding portions (120) each defining an elongated fiber receiving aperture (122) for receiving a respective part of the optical fiber (106) thereinto. The fiber handling element (116) is deformable between open, closed and tensing configurations. In the open configuration, the fiber receiving apertures (122) extend coaxially and the fiber receiving apertures (122) have an open width. In the closed configuration, the fiber receiving apertures (122) have a closed width smaller than the open width. In the tensing configuration, the fiber receiving apertures (122) have the closed width and an inter-aperture distance is larger than in the open and closed configurations. An actuator (104) is operatively coupled to the fiber handling element (116) for moving the latter between the open closed and tensing configurations. A cutter (114) is provided adjacent the gap (124) between the fiber receiving apertures (122).
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25 Claims
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1. A fiber cleaver for cleaving an optical fiber, comprising:
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a monobloc fiber handling element made of a single unitary and continuous piece of material, the fiber handling element defining a pair of spaced apart fiber holding portions, each fiber holding portion defining a substantially elongated fiber receiving aperture for receiving a respective part of the optical fiber thereinto, the fiber receiving apertures being distanced from each other by an inter-aperture distance in a gap extending therebetween, the fiber handling element being deformable between open, closed and tensing configurations, wherein in the open configuration, the fiber receiving apertures extend substantially coaxially relative to each other, the fiber receiving apertures have an open width and the inter-aperture distance has a first distance value; in the closed configuration, the fiber receiving apertures have a closed width smaller than the open width and the inter-aperture distance has the first distance value; and in the tensing configuration, the fiber receiving apertures have the closed width and the inter-aperture distance has a second distance value larger than the first distance value; an actuator operatively coupled to the fiber handling element for moving the fiber handling element between the open closed and tensing configurations; and a cutter provided substantially adjacent the gap and operatively positioned for notching the optical fiber when the fiber handling element holds the optical fiber in the tensing configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A fiber cleaver for cleaving an optical fiber, comprising:
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a monobloc fiber handling element made of a single unitary and continuous piece of material, the fiber handling element defining a base; and two pairs of arms extending away from the base, each of the pair of arms including two arms, the arms being substantially parallel to each other, each pair of arms defining between the arms within the pair of arms a fiber receiving apertures, the fiber receiving apertures of the two pairs of arms being coaxial in register with each other, the pairs of arms being separated from each other by a gap; an actuator operatively coupled to the arms for selectively spreading apart from each other the arms within each pair of arms and for selectively spreading apart from each other the two pairs of arms; and a cutter operatively positioned in the gap for selectively forming a notch in the optical fiber; wherein, in operation, spreading apart from each other the arms within each pair of arms allows insertion of the optical fiber in the fiber receiving apertures, releasing from a spread apart configuration the arms within each pair of arms grips the optical fiber and spreading apart from each other the two pairs of arms with the optical fiber gripped in the fiber receiving aperture applies a tension in the optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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