JPS6259903A - Formation of optical fiber - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify element wire arraying operation greatly and to reduce the labor for it by arranging numbers of element wires in parallel and adhering them at proper positions with an adhesive, bundling them in a specific shape, and removing the adhesive by inclination. CONSTITUTION:Optical fiber element wires 1 supplied by a multistage supply 7 are arranged in a plane by a guide 8 and a plane bundling part 9 and adhered on a flat plate 10 with an adhesive tape, spray, etc., to form an element wire member 3. A specific number of element wire members 3 like this are bundled one over another, and an incineration or dissolution treatment 12 is carried out to remove the adhesive. Then, a sheathing treatment 13 is carried out by using vinyl chloride,etc., and the fiber is taken up 14. Consequently, thousands - ten thousands of element wires of 10-20mum are arrayed in correspondence relation very easily and the operation time is shortened to reduce the labor.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は光ファイバーに関し、更に詳しくはファイバー
素線を多数並列配置して接着し更にこれを並列又は積層
して素線の両端を正確に対応配置し・該素線の乱れなく
集束構成した光ファイバー、イメージファイバー等の作
成方法に係るものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to optical fibers, and more particularly, the present invention relates to optical fibers, and more specifically, a method in which a large number of fiber strands are arranged in parallel and bonded together, and then these are arranged in parallel or stacked so that both ends of the strands are arranged in accurate correspondence. This invention relates to a method for producing optical fibers, image fibers, etc. that are converged without disturbance.

一般に光ファイバーの作成では多数の素線巻付ポビン等
より素線を引出し集束したものであるが集束仮定におい
て素線間の落込み、乱れ等があり素線両端の対応配置が
十分でなく光伝送は可なるも正確な画像伝送は不可能で
あり、素線両端の正しい対応配置が要求されるが多数の
素線対応配置には大変慎重な作業と時間が必要である。Generally, when creating an optical fiber, a large number of strands are drawn out from a pobin, etc., and condensed. However, in the assumption of convergence, the strands are dropped or disturbed, and the corresponding arrangement of both ends of the strands is not sufficient, making it difficult to transmit light. However, it is impossible to transmit an image as accurately as possible, and correct correspondence arrangement of both ends of the strands is required, but very careful work and time are required for the corresponding arrangement of a large number of strands.

本発明はこのような問題点を解決した簡便にして容易に
正しい配列積層構成が可能で経済的な光ファイバー、イ
メージファイバー等の作成方法であり、その要旨とする
ところは、素線を多数並列配置して、その適所を接着テ
ープ、スプレー等にて平面接着してテープ状素線部材を
作成し、之を積層又は並列等に、軸、棒状又は板状等の
ものを作成した後、中間の接着材等を熱焼失又は液溶解
し、塩化ビニル、ポリエチレン、ゴム等にて外装被覆し
てなる点にある。The present invention solves these problems and is an economical method for producing optical fibers, image fibers, etc., which is simple and allows for the correct arrangement and stacking configuration. Then, the appropriate places are bonded flat with adhesive tape, spray, etc. to create a tape-like element wire member, which is laminated or arranged in parallel to create a shaft, rod shape, plate shape, etc., and then the intermediate The adhesive material is burnt off or dissolved in liquid, and the exterior is covered with vinyl chloride, polyethylene, rubber, etc.

本発明の光ファイバー作成方法を図示した実施例に基づ
き説明すれば、図中１に示すは素線であるファイバー単
繊維であり、例えばその径は１０〜２０ミクロンのもの
を図示のごとく多数並列にして適当な間隙にて接着テー
プ２又はスプレー等による接着材散布により接着し、平
面約束物であるテープ状の素線部材３を形成し、それを
重ね合せて軸状積層４とし又は並列配置して板状並列５
とする。然して後、中間接着材を熱焼失又は溶剤、液体
等による溶解等により除去し、合成樹脂又はゴム等によ
る外装被覆６を行うことよりなる作成方法であり、その
両端にガイド等を固定することにより製品化するもので
あり、この光ファイバー構成の全素線数は数千本〜数万
本に及ぶがその配列状態は四方又は六方稠密タイプ等で
あり、その構成断面形は第３図のごとき角型、第４図の
ごとき円形型、第５図のごとき直線型等、棒状、軸状、
板状等よりなり、更に各層の素線数の調節により種々の
断面形が得られるのである。又素綿の材質は石英ガラス
系、多成分系、プラス千ンク系等よりなるものであり中
間接着材の後処理については、そのファイバーの材質に
より熱焼失を行うと共にその熱処理により素線に熱影響
を与える場合には、溶剤で溶解する接着テープを用いる
ことが望まれる。To explain the method for producing an optical fiber of the present invention based on the illustrated embodiment, 1 in the figure is a single fiber, which is a bare wire, and for example, a large number of fibers with a diameter of 10 to 20 microns are arranged in parallel as shown in the figure. The wires are bonded at appropriate gaps using adhesive tape 2 or by spraying adhesive, etc., to form a tape-shaped wire member 3 which is a planar product, which is stacked to form a axial laminated layer 4 or arranged in parallel. plate-like parallel 5
shall be. After that, the intermediate adhesive is removed by heat burning or dissolving with a solvent, liquid, etc., and an outer covering 6 of synthetic resin or rubber is applied.By fixing guides, etc. to both ends of the The total number of strands in this optical fiber configuration ranges from several thousand to tens of thousands, but the arrangement is in a four-sided or hexagonal close-packed type, and the cross-sectional shape of the configuration is square as shown in Figure 3. type, circular type as shown in Figure 4, linear type as shown in Figure 5, rod shape, shaft shape, etc.
It is made of a plate shape, etc., and various cross-sectional shapes can be obtained by adjusting the number of strands in each layer. In addition, the fiber material is made of quartz glass, multi-component, plus-thin, etc., and for the post-treatment of the intermediate adhesive, heat is burned out depending on the material of the fiber, and the heat treatment imparts heat to the strands. If this is the case, it is desirable to use adhesive tapes that are soluble in solvents.

然して、本作成方法としては、例えば、第６図に示すが
ごとく多段式の１段毎に多数並列配置されである多段式
モノフィラメントサブライフより素線１が供給され、酸
素′ａ１がファイバーガイド８を経て平面集束部９に至
り平面的に成形されて平板１０上にて接着テープ又はス
プレー等にて接着され、素線部材３が成形され、更に多
段式の各段階より流れくる素線部材３と重合１１され、
即ち並列又は積層された後、熱焼失処理又は液溶解等処
理１２により集束接着材を除去し更に塩化ビニル、ゴム
等により外装被覆処理１３を行い、捲取１４されるもの
であり、之により並列又は重合した状態の光ファイバー
の量産化を可能とするものである。However, in this manufacturing method, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the strand 1 is supplied from a multi-stage monofilament sub-life in which a large number of monofilaments are arranged in parallel in each stage of the multi-stage system, and oxygen 'a1 is supplied to the fiber guide 8. The strands 3 reach the plane convergence section 9, are shaped into a plane, and are bonded on the flat plate 10 with adhesive tape or spray, forming the strands 3, and then the strands 3 flowing from each stage of the multi-stage system. Polymerized with
That is, after being arranged in parallel or laminated, the binding adhesive is removed by heat burning treatment or liquid dissolution treatment 12, and then an exterior covering treatment 13 is performed with vinyl chloride, rubber, etc., and then rolled up 14. Alternatively, it is possible to mass-produce optical fibers in a polymerized state.

多数並列した素線の流れがガイド８により集約され、更
に平面的集束９及び平板１０上における接着により素線
部材３が確実に平面的保持され更にその多段重合により
並列又は積層されて接着される為、素線配列が確定し素
線間の落込み、乱れ、だぶり等による素線配置の乱れが
発生せず正確に保持されるものであり、故に素線両端で
正しく対応するように配列成形されているので両端イメ
ージガイド等固定後の使用に際しては入射端面に入った
像が他端にまで伝送されて出射端面に画像が正しい形で
現われるものである。The flow of a large number of parallel strands is collected by a guide 8, and the strands 3 are held in a flat plane by flat convergence 9 and adhesion on a flat plate 10, and are further bonded in parallel or stacked layers by multi-stage polymerization. Therefore, the strand arrangement is determined and accurately maintained without any disturbance of strand arrangement due to drop, disturbance, overlapping, etc. between the strands, and therefore the arrangement is formed so that both ends of the strands correspond correctly. Therefore, when used after fixing the image guide at both ends, the image entering the input end face is transmitted to the other end, and the image appears in the correct form on the output end face.

以上のごとく本発明は、素線部材の構成に接着材の使用
により各素綿の成形位置、積層保持を確実にして加工す
る為素線の正しい対応配列が簡単な操作で得られるもの
であり従来のごとき操作及び時間を要さない経済的な光
ファイバー作成方法である。As described above, the present invention uses an adhesive in the construction of the wire member to ensure the molding position and stacking of each cotton fiber during processing, thereby making it possible to obtain the correct corresponding arrangement of the wires through simple operations. This is an economical method for producing optical fibers that does not require the same operations and time as conventional methods.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第１図はテープ状素線部材の斜視図、第２図は第１図の
ものを積層した状態の斜視図、第３図波角型にテープ状
素線部材を積層した状態のものの断面図、第４図は円型
にテープ状素線部材を積層し・た状態のものの断面図、
第５図は平板状に配置した部材の断面図、第６図は作成
方法を示す概要平面説明図、第７図は第６図の部分側面
図である。 １・・・素線、　　　　　　２・・・接着テープ、３・
・・素線部材、　　　４・・・棒状、軸状積層、５・・
・板状積層、　　　６・・・外装被覆、７・・・多段式
サプライ、８・・・モノフィラメントガイド、９・・・
平面的集束、　　１０・・・接着用平板、１１・・・多
並列又は多段積層、 １２・・・接着材除去処理、 １３・・・外装被覆処理、 １４・・・捲取りFigure 1 is a perspective view of a tape-shaped wire member, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the tape-shaped wire members stacked together in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the tape-shaped wire members stacked in a corrugated shape. , FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which tape-shaped wire members are laminated in a circular shape.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of members arranged in a flat plate shape, FIG. 6 is a schematic plan explanatory view showing a method of manufacturing, and FIG. 7 is a partial side view of FIG. 6. 1... Element wire, 2... Adhesive tape, 3...
...Element wire member, 4...rod-shaped, shaft-shaped laminated material, 5...
・Plate-shaped lamination, 6... Exterior coating, 7... Multi-stage supply, 8... Monofilament guide, 9...
Planar focusing, 10...Flat plate for adhesion, 11...Multi-parallel or multi-stage lamination, 12...Adhesive material removal process, 13...Exterior coating process, 14... Winding up

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 １）素線を多数並列に配置したものの適所を接着手段で
平面的に接着してテープ状素線部材を作成し、該テープ
状素線部材を積層又は並存等して軸状又は板状等のもの
を作成し、外装してなる光ファイバー作成方法。 ２）接着手段として接着テープ又は接着材スプレー等を
用いてなる特許請求の範囲第１項記載の光ファイバー作
成方法。 ３）中間の接着手段を熱焼失又は液溶解してなる特許請
求の範囲第１項、第２項記載の光ファイバー作成方法。 ４）光ファイバーとしてイメージファイバーを利用して
なる特許請求の範囲第１項、第２項、第３項記載の光フ
ァイバー作成方法。[Scope of Claims] 1) A tape-shaped strand member is created by arranging a large number of strands in parallel and bonding them at appropriate locations in a plane with an adhesive means, and the tape-shaped strands are laminated or placed side by side. A method of creating an optical fiber by creating a shaft-like or plate-like object and wrapping it. 2) The method for producing an optical fiber according to claim 1, wherein an adhesive tape, an adhesive spray, or the like is used as the adhesive means. 3) A method for producing an optical fiber according to claims 1 and 2, wherein the intermediate adhesive means is burned out or dissolved in liquid. 4) A method for producing an optical fiber according to claims 1, 2, and 3, which uses an image fiber as the optical fiber.