Optical fiber ribbonizing apparatus

An optical fiber ribbonizing apparatus that arranges a plurality of optical fibers in parallel, applies a resin to peripheries of the plurality of optical fibers, and hardens the resin to form the optical fibers into a tape or a ribbon, the apparatus comprising:

• fiber aligning means for aligning the plurality of optical fibers in parallel;
• resin applying means for applying the resin to the plurality of optical fibers aligned by the fiber aligning means;
• resin hardening means for hardening the resin applied to the optical fibers by the resin applying means, said fiber aligning means, said resin applying means and said resin hardening means being arranged in a line in an optical fiber inserting direction;
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• movement means for moving said plurality of optical fibers in a predetermined direction relative to said fiber aligning means, said resin applying means and said resin hardening means, said movement means comprising a pair of rotary rollers driven by a motor activated by a trigger for rotationally moving said optical fibers while sandwiching them therebetween;
• and said fiber aligning means, said resin applying means, said resin hardening means, and said movement means being formed within an integral main body, said main body having a built-in resin tank and a handle providing hand held support for the main body.

An optical fiber ribbonizing apparatus that arranges a plurality of optical fibers in parallel, applies a resin to peripheries of the plurality of optical fibers, and hardens the resin to form the optical fibers into a plurality of tapes or ribbons, the apparatus comprising:

• fiber aligning means for aligning the plurality of optical fibers in parallel;
• resin applying means for applying the resin to the plurality of optical fibers aligned by the fiber aligning means which is comprised of a main body including:
• a resin vessel formed therein, first and second guide grooves being formed in said main body for guiding and aligning the plurality of optical fibers before and after traversing the resin vessel;
• first and second presser plates for pressing the optical fibers aligned in the first and second guide grooves;
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• a humped presser plate for pressing the aligned optical fibers into said resin vessel;
• resin hardening means for hardening the resin applied to the optical fibers by the resin applying means, said fiber aligning means, said resin applying means and said resin hardening means being arranged in a line in an optical fiber inserting direction;
• and
• movement means for moving said plurality of optical fibers in a predetermined direction relative to said fiber aligning means, said resin applying means and said resin hardening means, said movement means being a belt conveyor for carrying an optical part and for moving said optical fibers extending from said optical part,
• wherein said fiber aligning means, said resin applying means and said resin hardening means are each formed to allow plural bundles of optical fibers to be individually inserted therethrough to individually and collectively ribbonize the plural bundles of optical fibers.