APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING WHIP DAMAGE ON WOUND OPTICAL FIBER

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING WHIP DAMAGE ON WOUND OPTICAL FIBER

The invention relates to an apparatus (10) and method for reducing fiber whip damage to optical fiber (42) wound on a fiber winding spool (40). The apparatus (10) includes a fiber entry feed mechanism (50) operatively coupled to the fiber winding spool (40) to feed the optical fiber (42) onto the fi...

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1. Verfasser: FALER, Bret Cooper
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:The invention relates to an apparatus (10) and method for reducing fiber whip damage to optical fiber (42) wound on a fiber winding spool (40). The apparatus (10) includes a fiber entry feed mechanism (50) operatively coupled to the fiber winding spool (40) to feed the optical fiber (42) onto the fiber winding spool (40). The apparatus (10) also includes a whip shield (22) arranged to substantially surround the fiber winding spool (40). The whip shield (22) includes a first surface (26) aligned with and facing the fiber winding spool (40) within an entry slot (24) that is laterally offset from a second surface (28). The first surface (26) transitions to the second surface (28) such that a loose end of the optical fiber is initially directed into the entry slot (24) away from the fiber winding spool (40) and transitions to the second surface (28).