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US 2026/0267102 A1Published application
Optical fiber cable and method of manufacturing optical fiber cable
AssigneeFujikura Ltd.
InventorSoichiro Kaneko
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Abstract
An optical fiber cable includes a cable main body including an optical fiber, a protective layer accommodating the cable main body, and a ripcord disposed in a space between the cable main body and the protective layer. The protective layer partially contacts the cable main body to hold an elastic deformation of the cable main body toward an inside of the cable main body.
Claims14
An optical fiber cable comprising:
- a cable main body including an optical fiber;
- a protective layer accommodating the cable main body;
- and
- a ripcord disposed in a space between the cable main body and the protective layer, wherein
- the protective layer partially contacts the cable main body to hold an elastic deformation of the cable main body toward an inside of the cable main body.
2 more elements
A method of manufacturing an optical fiber cable comprising:
- disposing a ripcord along an outer circumferential surface of a cable main body including an optical fiber;
- and
- accommodating the cable main body and the ripcord in a protective layer and pressing and deforming the cable main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.