Optical fiber ribbonizer

• US 5,252,050 A
• Filed: 01/31/1992
• Issued: 10/12/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siecor Technology, Inc. (Corning Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Siecor Corporation (Corning Incorporated)
• Inventors: Zimmer, Rainer M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo, Jay H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Khanh P.
• Application Number:
  US07/828,628
• Time in Patent Office: 620 Days
• Field of Search: 65/4.21, 65/4.3, 65/4.4, 264/1.6, 264/172, 264/174, 425/113, 425/114, 425/133.5, 425/87, 425/458, 425/461, 425/462, 425/DIG. 57, 156/500, 156/501, 156/244.11, 156/296, 118/405, 118/419, 118/420, 222/146.2, 222/, 222/146.5
• US Class Current: 425/113
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 48/08 flexible, e.g. films
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 48/156 Coating two or more articles simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2011/0075 Light guides, optical cables

Abstract

Disclosed is a light waveguide ribbon mold having a nozzle port shaped to closely receive the heated nozzle of a portable melt adhesive gun. Light waveguides are pulled by hand through a slot in the mold so that the melt adhesive forms a ribbon matrix around the light waveguide. The ribbon cools and hardens upon exiting from the mold.

Claims

1. A light waveguide ribbonizer, comprising a portable melt adhesive gun having a heated nozzle;

a light waveguide ribbon mold having (a) a nozzle port therein shaped to closely receive the gun nozzle and (b) a slot for the passage of light waveguides, said slot in communication with said port; and

, means for removably attaching the portable melt adhesive gun to the light waveguide ribbon mold.

2. A light waveguide ribbonizer as recited in claim 1, the light waveguide ribbon mold further comprising a reservoir for receiving melt adhesive, the slot in communication with and between the reservoir and the nozzle port.

3. A light waveguide ribbonizer, comprising a portable melt adhesive gun having a heated nozzle;

a light waveguide ribbon mold having (a) a nozzle port therein shaped to closely receive the gun nozzle and (b) a slot for the passage of light waveguides, said slot in communication with said port.

4. A light waveguide ribbonizer as recited in claim 3, the light waveguide ribbon mold further comprising a reservoir for receiving melt adhesive, the slot in communication with and between the reservoir and the nozzle port.