Fusion splicer
AssigneeFujikura Ltd.
InventorRyo Hasegawa
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Abstract
A fusion splicer includes: a device main body including a heater that heats a pair of optical fibers that each include a glass part and a coated part; a pair of glass holders each including a groove on which the respective glass part is disposed; a pair of first clamps that each clamp the respective glass part against the respective glass holder; a pair of second clamps that each clamp the respective coated part from above; a third clamp that is fixed to the device main body and that restricts movement of at least one of the optical fibers in a closed state; and a windproof cover that covers the heater, the glass holders, the first clamps, the second clamps, and the third clamp.
Claims6
A fusion splicer comprising:
- a device main body comprising a heater that heats a pair of optical fibers that each comprise a glass part and a coated part;
- a pair of glass holders each comprising a groove on which the respective glass part is disposed;
- a pair of first clamps that each clamp the respective glass part against the respective glass holder;
- a pair of second clamps that each clamp the respective coated part from above;
- a third clamp that is fixed to the device main body and that restricts movement of at least one of the optical fibers in a closed state;
- and
- a windproof cover that covers the heater, the glass holders, the first clamps, the second clamps, and the third clamp, wherein
- the device main body further comprises:
- a cover driver that opens and closes the windproof cover;
- and
- a clamp driver that opens and closes the second clamps,
- an opening and closing operation of the first clamps is in conjunction with an opening and closing operation of the windproof cover, and
- the third clamp maintains the closed state even after the windproof cover is opened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.