Optical fiber cable
AssigneeFujikura Ltd.
InventorsKouji SAITO, Naoki OKADA, Masayoshi YAMANAKA, Takao FUKUTE
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Abstract
An optical fiber cable includes: a slotted core which houses and holds an optical fiber in a rectilinear slotted groove disposed along a longitudinal direction of the cable; a cylindrical sheath covering the entire slotted core; a rectilinear hanger line integrally provided continuously to the sheath; and a rectilinear tension member mounted in the slotted core. The tension member is located in a region having an angle about the cable center line within a predetermined value with respect to a plane including a center line of the suspension wire and the cable center line.
Claims6
An optical fiber cable comprising:
- an optical fiber;
- a slotted core including a rectilinear slotted groove disposed along a longitudinal direction of the cable and being configured to house and hold the optical fiber in the slotted groove;
- a cylindrical sheath configured to cover the entire slotted core inclusive of an opening portion of the slotted groove;
- a rectilinear suspension wire integrally provided to the sheath along the longitudinal direction of the cable;
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- a rectilinear tension member inserted in the slotted core along the longitudinal direction of the cable,
- wherein the tension member is provided in a region having an angle about a cable center line within a predetermined value with respect to a plane including a center line of the suspension wire and the cable center line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.