Method and apparatus for inspecting intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon and method for manufacturing intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon

An apparatus for inspecting an intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon, comprising:

• an image capturing device that captures an image along a width direction of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon arranged intermittently with connection parts that connect adjacent optical fibers while moving the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon in a longitudinal direction;
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• a control section that:
• causes the image capturing device to repeatedly capture the image of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon along the width direction to accumulate one-dimensional images of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon in the width direction, and
• aligns the one-dimensional images in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction where pixels configuring the one-dimensional image are aligned to create a two-dimensional image of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon.

A method for manufacturing an intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon comprising:

• manufacturing the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon arranged intermittently with connection parts that connect adjacent optical fibers;
• accumulating one-dimensional images of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon in a width direction of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon by repeatedly capturing an image of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon along the width direction while moving the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon in a longitudinal direction;
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• creating a two-dimensional image of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon by aligning the one-dimensional images in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction aligned with pixels configuring the one-dimensional image.

An apparatus for manufacturing an intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon comprising:

• a ribbon forming section that forms the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon arranged intermittently with connection parts that connect adjacent optical fibers;
• an image capturing device that captures an image of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon along a width direction of the intermittent connection type optical fiber while moving the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon in a longitudinal direction;
• and
• a control section that:
• causes the image capturing device to repeatedly capture the image of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon along the width direction to accumulate one-dimensional images of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon in the width direction, and
• aligns the one-dimensional images in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction where pixels configuring the one-dimensional images are aligned to create a two-dimensional image of the intermittent connection type optical fiber ribbon.