公开(公告)号：US06381390B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-30

申请号：US09287017

申请日：1999-04-06

申请人： Curtis J. Hutton ,  Patrick Bourghelle ,  Houching Michael Yang ,  Robert W. Greer, IV ,  Mark Abee ,  Kevin Paschal ,  Justin Thompson

发明人： Curtis J. Hutton ,  Patrick Bourghelle ,  Houching Michael Yang ,  Robert W. Greer, IV ,  Mark Abee ,  Kevin Paschal ,  Justin Thompson

IPC分类号： G02B644

CPC分类号： G02B6/4482

摘要： A color-coded optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of substantially parallel, adjacent, longitudinally extending optical fibers disposed, at least at a given cross section of the optical fiber ribbon, in substantially the same plane. A resin matrix material covers the optical fibers, which have at least one coating formed thereon. A color-coding identification scheme for the optical fiber ribbon is formed by coloring the optical fiber ribbon with at least two colors. A ribbon die for producing the color-coded optical fiber ribbon includes at least one coating chamber having at least one primary coating orifice for supplying a primary coating material to be applied to the optical fibers; and at least one flow guide channel for supplying a colored material in addition to the primary coating material in order to coat predetermined areas of the fiber optic ribbon so as to form the color-coding identification scheme.

摘要翻译： 颜色编码的光纤带包括多个基本平行的，相邻的纵向延伸的光纤，至少在光纤带的给定横截面处设置在基本相同的平面内。 树脂基质材料覆盖其上形成有至少一个涂层的光纤。 通过使至少两种颜色的光纤带着色来形成用于光纤带的颜色编码识别方案。 用于生产颜色编码的光纤带的带状模具包括至少一个涂覆室，其具有至少一个主涂层孔口，用于提供要施加到光纤的初级涂层材料; 以及至少一个流动引导通道，用于除了第一涂层材料之外提供着色材料以便涂覆光纤带的预定区域，以形成颜色编码识别方案。