Reducing deformation of a coating on a coated optical fiber during the fiber drawing process
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    发明公开
    Reducing deformation of a coating on a coated optical fiber during the fiber drawing process 失效
    一种用于在纤维拉伸过程减少光纤的涂层的变形方法

    公开(公告)号:EP0785173A1

    公开(公告)日:1997-07-23

    申请号:EP97400054.9

    申请日:1997-01-13

    IPC分类号: C03B37/03 B65H51/08 B65H59/18

    摘要: A capstan belt (80) is mounted on a pair of pulleys (82,83) for engagement with the surface of a draw capstan (75), the capstan belt (80) being driven for rotation on the pair of pulleys (82,83) by rotational movement of the capstan (75). A coated optical fiber (35) is drawn between the capstan (75) and the capstan belt (80). At least a surface of the capstan belt (80) is manufactured of a very low modulus material which easily deforms when contacting the coated optical fiber (35) such that the belt material deforms rather than the coating on the fiber during contact between the belt and the coated fiber. An idler belt (78) may surround the capstan (75) and an idler pulley (79), at least the surface of the idler belt (78) being manufactured of the same or similar material as the capstan belt (80). The belt material has a modulus of elasticity in the range of 10 to 200 PSI (.07 to 1.38 MPa) at 10% strain and 200 to 5000 PSI (1.38 to 34.5 MPa) at 100% strain. Additionally, the abrasion resistance of the belt material when tested in accordance with ASTM C501 (1,000 cycles at 1,000 gram load) is in the range of 10 to 200. The tear properties of the belt material (as measured in accordance with ASTM D 624 die C) are in the range of 100 to 1000 lb/linear inch (1.75 x 10 4 to 1.75 x 10 5 nt/m). The compression properties of the belt material in accordance with ASTM D395 are in the range of 1 to 20% (set, method A) or in the range of 5 to 50% (set, method B).

    摘要翻译: 绞盘带(80)被安装在一对皮带轮(82,83),用于与平局绞盘(75)的表面上,绞盘带(80)被驱动为在所述一对滑轮的旋转(82,83 )由主导轴(75)的旋转运动。 一种涂覆的光纤(35)的绞盘(75)和所述绞盘带(80)之间拉伸。 至少绞盘带的表面(80)制造的非常低的弹性模量材料,该材料容易变形当与被涂覆的光学纤维(35)检测所做的带材料的带之间的接触过程中发生变形,而不是在纤维上涂层的 所述涂覆的纤维。 上惰轮(78)带可以围绕绞盘(75)和惰轮(79),所述惰轮带(78)被制造相同或相似的材料作为绞盘带(80)中的至少表面上。 带材料具有弹性的在10至10%应变200 PSI(0.07至1点38兆帕),并在100%应变200至5000 PSI(1点38至34.5MPa)的范围内的模量。 此外,该带材料当与ASTM C501雅舞蹈(在1000克负载1000次循环)进行测试的耐磨损性是在10至200的带材料(的撕裂性能的范围内所测量的雅舞蹈与ASTM D 624 C)在100至1000磅/线性英寸(1.75×10 <4> 1.75×10 <5> NT /米)的范围内。 在雅舞蹈与ASTM D395带材料的压缩性能是在1至20%(集,方法A)的范围内或在5至50%(集,方法B)的范围内。