Spool for winding optical fiber
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChang-Woong Jeong, Yeong-Seop Lee, Ki-Tae Jung
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Abstract
A spool for winding an optical fiber includes flanges attached to each other using an ultrasonic fusion splicer. The spool has first and second cylindrical barrels, on which the optical fiber is wound. The flanges have a disk shape and protrude radially from the first and second cylindrical barrels so as to restrict the winding area of the optical fiber. Ultrasonic fusion splicing points form along a junction by engaging the first and second cylindrical barrels in an axial direction so as to face each other, locating a head of an ultrasonic fusion splicer on the junction and generating an ultrasonic wave from the head to the junction so as to fusion splice the first and second flanges together.
Claims19
A spool for winding an optical fiber, comprising:
- first and second cylindrical barrels for winding the optical fiber thereon, the barrels being axially engaged face-to-face at a juncture;
- first and second flanges configured for restricting a winding area of the optical fiber by having a disk shape, being disposed to sandwich the barrels and being dimensioned to radially protrude from the barrels, wherein at least one of the flanges contains a through hole and each flange contains a subsidiary barrel at an outer surface;
- a ultrasonic fusion splicing points formed along said juncture by setting a head of an ultrasonic fusion splicer on one side of first and second cylindrical barrels and by transmitting an ultrasonic wave from the head to the juncture so as to fusion splice the first and second flanges together;
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- a guide rib formed from the through hole to the subsidiary barrel.
A spool for winding an optical fiber, comprising:
- first and second cylindrical barrels for winding the optical fiber thereon, the barrels being axially engaged face-to-face at a juncture;
- first and second flanges configured for restricting a winding area of the optical fiber by being disposed to sandwich the barrels and being dimensioned to radially protrude from the barrels, wherein at least one of the flanges contain a through hole and each flange contains a subsidiary barrel at an outer surface thereon;
- ultrasonic fusion splicing points formed along said juncture so as to fusion splice the first and second flanges together;
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- a guide rib formed from the through hole to the subsidiary barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.