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US 2013/0277014 A1Published application
Improved optical fiber cooling device
AssigneeDelachaux S.A.
InventorFrancois Corso
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AssigneeDelachaux S.A.
InventorFrancois Corso
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The invention relates to a device (1, 1′, 1″) for cooling an optical fiber (13), including two portions (20, 29), each of the portions (20, 29) including at least one receiving surface (204, 294) on which a half-channel (240, 2490) is provided, such that, once the two portions (20, 29) are placed in contact at the receiving surface (204, 294) thereof, the two portions (20, 29) form a main through-channel for accommodating the passage of the optical fiber (13), characterized in that each of the portions (20, 29) is a block of a thermally conductive material and in that at least one (20) of the portions includes a cylindrical secondary channel (209), which is in fluid connection with a plurality of openings (2046) distributed along the half-chatmel (2040) of said portion (20), in order to form a heat-trans for fluid distribution chamber for the plurality of openings (2046).
A cooling device for optical fiber, comprising two portions, each portion comprising at least one receiving surface on which a half-channel is arranged so that once the two portions are contacted at their receiving surface the two portions form a main through-channel intended to receive the passing of the optical fiber, wherein each of the portions is a block of heat-conductive material and in that at least one of the portions comprises a cylindrical secondary channel in fluid connection with a plurality of openings distributed along the half-channel of this portion to form a distribution chamber for heat-exchange fluid distributed to the plurality of openings.
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A tower for fabricating an optical fiber comprising at least one cooling device for optical fiber, comprising two portions, each portion comprising at least one receiving surface on which a half-channel is arranged so that once the two portions are contacted at their receiving surface the two portions form a main through-channel intended to receive the passing of the optical fiber, wherein each of the portions is a block of heat-conductive material and in that at least one of the portions comprises a cylindrical secondary channel in fluid connection with a plurality of openings distributed along the half-channel of this portion to form a distribution chamber for heat-exchange fluid distributed to the plurality of openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.