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JPS6310804B2
JPS6310804B2 JP56009890A JP989081A JPS6310804B2 JP S6310804 B2 JPS6310804 B2 JP S6310804B2 JP 56009890 A JP56009890 A JP 56009890A JP 989081 A JP989081 A JP 989081A JP S6310804 B2 JPS6310804 B2 JP S6310804B2
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Shoji Shiga
Akira Matsuda
Masao Hoshino
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Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401Optical cables
    • G02B6/4429Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
    • G02B6/443Protective covering
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401Optical cables
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401Optical cables
    • G02B6/4415Cables for special applications
    • G02B6/4416Heterogeneous cables
    • G02B6/4417High voltage aspects, e.g. in cladding

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
  • Surface Treatment Of Glass Fibres Or Filaments (AREA)

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は金属被覆ガラスフアイバの改良に関す
る。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to improvements in metal coated glass fibers.

周知のように、特殊の組成と内部構造を備えた
石英ガラス等によるガラスフアイバは、光導体と
して高性能であることから非常に有用なものとな
つている。
As is well known, glass fibers made of quartz glass or the like having a special composition and internal structure have become very useful as light guides due to their high performance.

かかるガラスフアイバは、通常、シリコン等に
よる1次被覆層と、ナイロン等による厚い被覆層
とから保護されている。
Such glass fibers are usually protected by a primary coating, such as silicone, and a thick coating, such as nylon.

換言すれば、ガラスフアイバに有機質ポリマー
を被覆して保護していることになる。
In other words, the glass fiber is coated with an organic polymer to protect it.

このような被覆手段は、従来の電線製造技術の
延長上にあり、従つて容易に被覆処理できる利点
を有している反面、この被覆層では次のような問
題点がある。
Although such a coating means is an extension of conventional electric wire manufacturing technology and therefore has the advantage of being easy to coat, the coating layer has the following problems.

(1) 耐熱性に劣り、100〜200℃以下の温度環境で
しか使用できないため、高温環境下における使
用が不可能である。
(1) It has poor heat resistance and can only be used in environments with temperatures below 100-200°C, so it cannot be used in high-temperature environments.

(2) 燃焼し易いため、防火上好ましくない。(2) Because it is easily combustible, it is not desirable in terms of fire prevention.

(3) 熱膨張率が大きく、ガラスフアイバのそれと
の差が大きいため、長いスパンにおいては、ガ
ラスの歪みをもたらす原因となる。
(3) Since the coefficient of thermal expansion is large and the difference from that of glass fiber is large, it causes distortion of the glass over long spans.

(4) 機械的強度に乏しい。(4) Poor mechanical strength.

(5) 水分等を透過し易いので、ガラスフアイバの
劣化、静的疲労を招き易く、従つて長時間の信
頼性に乏しい。
(5) Since it is easily permeable to moisture, etc., it tends to cause deterioration of the glass fiber and static fatigue, and therefore has poor long-term reliability.

以上要するに従来のガラスフアイバは、常温付
近での用途に限定され、しかも伝送ノイズが増加
し易いという欠点を有していた。
In summary, conventional glass fibers have the disadvantage that they are limited to applications near normal temperatures and that transmission noise tends to increase.

本発明は、ガラスフアイバの外側に、導電性粉
末とポリマーとの混和物層を被覆し、さらにその
外周に金属被覆層を施すことによつて上記問題点
を解決しようとするもので、これを図面に示す実
施例を参照しながら説明すると、1は直径が大約
10〜1000μmのガラスフアイバ、2は該ガラスフ
アイバ1の外周に被覆された1次被覆層、3はそ
の外周に被覆された導電性粉末とポリマーとの乾
燥状混和物層、4はさらにその外周に被覆された
金属被覆層である。
The present invention attempts to solve the above problems by coating the outside of the glass fiber with a layer of a mixture of conductive powder and a polymer, and further applying a metal coating layer around the outer periphery. To explain with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, 1 has a diameter of approximately
10 to 1000 μm glass fiber, 2 is a primary coating layer coated on the outer periphery of the glass fiber 1, 3 is a dry mixture layer of conductive powder and polymer coated on the outer periphery, 4 is further the outer periphery It is a metal coating layer coated on.

上記1次被覆層1の材質としては、シリコン、
ウレタン、ポリイミド等が使用され、ガラスフア
イバ1を保護する目的で紡糸直後に被覆される。
The material of the primary coating layer 1 is silicon,
Urethane, polyimide, etc. are used, and the glass fiber 1 is coated immediately after spinning to protect it.

上記混和物層3を構成する導電性粉末とは、炭
素、銀、金、銅、ニツケル、錫、アルミニウム、
鉄、亜鉛等の金属、またはこれらの合金であり、
直径0.01〜数100μmの粒子を維繊維状体から構成
されている。
The conductive powder constituting the mixture layer 3 includes carbon, silver, gold, copper, nickel, tin, aluminum,
Metals such as iron and zinc, or alloys thereof,
It is composed of fibrous particles with a diameter of 0.01 to several 100 μm.

ポリマーは、いわゆる願料ビヒクル、即ち各種
の油脂、天然または合成樹脂、例えばアクリル、
エポキシ、ウレタン、シリコン等である。
The polymer can be a so-called material vehicle, i.e. various oils, natural or synthetic resins, such as acrylics,
These include epoxy, urethane, silicone, etc.

上記混合物層3を形成するには、導電性粉末と
ポリマーとを混和してペースト状の混和物とし、
これを上記1次被覆層2の外周に塗布した後、熱
風、赤外線、紫外線等を用いて上記混和物を固化
させる。
To form the mixture layer 3, conductive powder and polymer are mixed to form a paste-like mixture;
After applying this to the outer periphery of the primary coating layer 2, the mixture is solidified using hot air, infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, or the like.

かくして得られた乾燥状混和物層3は、接触ま
たは原子的に接近した導電性粉末の間隙をポリマ
ーが充填する構造となつている。
The dry mixture layer 3 thus obtained has a structure in which the polymer fills the gaps between the conductive powders that are in contact or atomically close to each other.

尚、上記乾燥状混和物層3における導電粉末の
ポリマーに対する割合は約60〜70%以上とされ
る。
The ratio of the conductive powder to the polymer in the dry mixture layer 3 is about 60 to 70% or more.

上記のように混和物層3は、導電性粉末を有し
ているから、導電性があり、その抵抗率は大略1
〜10-5Ωcmの範囲にあり、金属に近い値となつて
いる。
As mentioned above, since the mixture layer 3 contains conductive powder, it has conductivity, and its resistivity is approximately 1.
It is in the range of ~10 -5 Ωcm, a value close to that of metals.

尚、ポリマーは上記1次被覆層3と同様ガラス
フアイバ1を保護する機能を有するから、前述の
如く、1次被覆層2を設けることなく、上記ペー
スト状の混和物をガラスフアイバ1の外周に直接
塗布してもよい。
Incidentally, since the polymer has the function of protecting the glass fiber 1 in the same way as the primary coating layer 3, as described above, the paste-like mixture is applied to the outer periphery of the glass fiber 1 without providing the primary coating layer 2. May be applied directly.

最後に、金属被覆層4を混和物層3の外周に被
覆するのであり、被覆する手段としては、該混和
物層3が導電性を有することから、通常の金属線
と同様に電気メツキが可能であり、銅、ニツケ
ル、錫、鉛、亜鉛、金、銀、鉄またはこれらの合
金等がメツキされる。メツキ速度は条件により約
0.01〜1μm/secのスピードが可能となり、厚さ
は数μm〜数100μmに仕上げられる。
Finally, the metal coating layer 4 is coated on the outer periphery of the mixture layer 3, and since the mixture layer 3 has conductivity, electroplating is possible in the same way as a normal metal wire. It is plated with copper, nickel, tin, lead, zinc, gold, silver, iron, or alloys thereof. The plating speed is approx. depending on conditions.
Speeds of 0.01 to 1 μm/sec are possible, and the thickness can be finished from several μm to several 100 μm.

被覆手段としては上記の他、錫、半田、インジ
ウム等の低融点金属による溶融メツキ、或いは電
気及び溶融メツキの組合せ、或いはメツキで予備
処理した後、任意の冶金学的手法、例えば、デツ
プフオーミング、ろう付、焼結等により被覆する
手段等を挙げることができる。
In addition to the above-mentioned coating means, the coating method may include hot plating with a low melting point metal such as tin, solder, or indium, or a combination of electric and hot melt plating, or any metallurgical method such as depth formation after pretreatment with plating. Examples include means for coating by metallization, brazing, sintering, and the like.

ここでより具体的な例について述べる。 A more specific example will be described here.

具体例 1 1次被覆層2としてシリコンを用いた直径
0.10μmの石英ガラスフアイバ1に、粒径0.05μm
の銀微粉末を含有するシリコンペーストを塗布し
た後、乾燥固化した。
Specific example 1 Diameter using silicon as the primary coating layer 2
Particle size 0.05μm on 0.10μm quartz glass fiber 1
After applying a silicone paste containing fine silver powder, it was dried and solidified.

固化した後の外径は0.3μmであり、銀微粉末の
量は85%とした。次いで、下記成分による光沢硫
酸銅液中でメツキを施し、外径0.4μmに仕上げ
た。
The outer diameter after solidification was 0.3 μm, and the amount of fine silver powder was 85%. Next, it was plated in a bright copper sulfate solution containing the following ingredients to give it an outer diameter of 0.4 μm.

CuSO4 70g−Cu/ H2SO4 40g−c.c./ HCl(35%) 0.1c.c./ 日本M&T社 AC−94 4c.c./ レベラー 1 温 度 40℃ 25A/dm2 具体例 2 上記具体例1と同様にして銅被覆ガラスフアイ
バを製作し、これを共晶半田融溶中に通して、平
均厚6μmの金属被覆層4を形成した。
CuSO 4 70g-Cu/ H 2 SO 4 40g-cc/ HCl (35%) 0.1cc/ Japan M&T AC-94 4c.c./ Leveler 1 Temperature 40℃ 25A/dm 2 Specific example 2 Above specific example 1 A copper-coated glass fiber was produced in the same manner as above, and passed through eutectic solder melting to form a metal coating layer 4 having an average thickness of 6 μm.

具体例 3 具体例1及び2と同様の石英ガラスフアイバ1
に、導電性粉末として銀30%、ニツケル70%を含
有するエポキシペースト(導電性粉末の含有量90
%)を塗布、固化して外径0.35μmとした。
Specific example 3 Silica glass fiber 1 similar to specific examples 1 and 2
Epoxy paste containing 30% silver and 70% nickel as conductive powder (conductive powder content 90%)
%) was applied and solidified to give an outer diameter of 0.35 μm.

次いでこれを下記溶液中で30μmの厚さにスズ
メツキした。
This was then plated in the following solution to a thickness of 30 μm.

SnO 80g/ スルフアミン酸 100 ニカワ 4 ノニオン界面活性剤 1 温 度 30℃ 30A/dm2 続いて、下記溶液中でニツケルメツキし、
0.49μmの厚さに仕上げた。
SnO 80g / Sulfamic acid 100 Glue 4 Nonionic surfactant 1 Temperature 30℃ 30A/dm 2Next , nickel plated in the following solution,
Finished with a thickness of 0.49μm.

Ni(SO3NH22・4H2O 500g/ NiCl2・6H2O 30 H3BO3 30 温 度 50℃ 20A/dm2 具体例 4 1次被覆層2としてポリイミドを用いた石英ガ
ラスフアイバ1に、導電性粉末として銀メツキ銅
粉80%を含有するエポキシペーストを塗布し、乾
燥・固化して外径0.3μmとし、次いで共晶半田融
溶中に通し、平均5μmの厚さにメツキした。
Ni (SO 3 NH 2 ) 2・4H 2 O 500g/ NiCl 2・6H 2 O 30 H 3 BO 3 30 Temperature 50℃ 20A/dm 2Specific example 4 Silica glass fiber using polyimide as the primary coating layer 2 1, an epoxy paste containing 80% silver-plated copper powder was applied as a conductive powder, dried and solidified to an outer diameter of 0.3 μm, and then passed through eutectic solder melting and plated to an average thickness of 5 μm. did.

具体例 5 具体例4に用いた1次被覆ガラスフアイバに、
導電性粉末としてカーボン(ケツチンブラツク)
90%を含有するウレタンペーストを塗布・乾燥し
て外径0.28μmとし次いでこれを下記溶液中で銅
メツキし、厚さ5μmのメツキ厚とした。
Specific example 5 The primary coated glass fiber used in specific example 4 was
Carbon as conductive powder
A urethane paste containing 90% was applied and dried to give an outer diameter of 0.28 μm, and then copper plating was performed in the following solution to give a plating thickness of 5 μm.

Cu2P2O7 350g/ KOH 18 (NH4)OH(29%) 10c.c./ PH 8.8 温 度 55℃ 5A/dm2 続いて、下記溶液中で、0.33μmの厚さに鉛メ
ツキした。
Cu 2 P 2 O 7 350g / KOH 18 (NH 4 )OH (29%) 10c.c. / PH 8.8 Temperature 55℃ 5A / dm 2Next , lead plating to a thickness of 0.33μm in the following solution. did.

Pb(BFe)2 400g/ PH 1.0 ニカワ 0.5g/ 温 度 35℃ 25A/dm2 以上のように、本発明においては、ガラスフア
イバの外側に導電性粉末とポリマーとの乾燥状混
和物層を被覆するようにしたから、まず、金属と
ポリマーとの中間的性格を有する混和物層を備え
ていることにより、金属被覆層に作用する機械
的・熱的衝撃が吸収、緩和されると共に混和物層
は、金属的性格を有しているため、その外周への
金属被覆層の形成が容易・迅速に行えるようにな
り、工業生産ベースに適合する。
Pb (BFe) 2 400g / PH 1.0 Glue 0.5g / Temperature 35℃ 25A/dm 2 As described above, in the present invention, the outside of the glass fiber is coated with a layer of a dry mixture of conductive powder and polymer. First, by providing a mixture layer with characteristics intermediate between metal and polymer, mechanical and thermal shocks acting on the metal coating layer are absorbed and alleviated, and the mixture layer Since it has metallic properties, it is possible to easily and quickly form a metal coating layer on its outer periphery, making it suitable for industrial production.

また熱膨張率がガラスフアイバに近ずいたた
め、ガラスフアイバの歪みが大幅に減少する。
Also, since the coefficient of thermal expansion is closer to that of the glass fiber, the distortion of the glass fiber is significantly reduced.

さらに金属被覆層を備えているから、外気との
遮断、水分の透過防止が達成されることになり、
従つてガラスフアイバの劣化が防止されることに
なる。
Furthermore, since it is equipped with a metal coating layer, it is possible to achieve insulation from the outside air and prevention of moisture permeation.
Therefore, deterioration of the glass fiber is prevented.

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

図面は、本発明に係るガラスフアイバの断面図
である。 1……ガラスフアイバ、2……1次被覆層、3
……混和物層、4……金属被覆層。
The drawing is a cross-sectional view of a glass fiber according to the invention. 1... Glass fiber, 2... Primary coating layer, 3
...Admixture layer, 4...Metal coating layer.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 ガラスフアイバまたは1次被覆ガラスフアイ
バの外周に、導電性粉末とポリマーとの乾燥状混
和物層を被覆し、さらにその外周に金属被覆層を
被覆してなる金属被覆ガラスフアイバ。 2 導電性粉末は、炭素、銀、金、銅、ニツケ
ル、錫、アルミニウム、鉄、亜鉛またはこれらの
合金の中から選定され、またポリマーは顔料ビヒ
クルである特許請求の範囲第1項記載の金属被覆
ガラスフアイバ。
[Claims] 1. A metal-coated glass obtained by coating the outer periphery of a glass fiber or a primary coated glass fiber with a layer of a dry mixture of conductive powder and a polymer, and further coating the outer periphery with a metal coating layer. Faiba. 2. The metal according to claim 1, wherein the conductive powder is selected from carbon, silver, gold, copper, nickel, tin, aluminum, iron, zinc or alloys thereof, and the polymer is a pigment vehicle. Coated glass fiber.
JP56009890A 1981-01-26 1981-01-26 Metal-coated glass fiber Granted JPS57124308A (en)

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