Devices and methods for automatically cleaving and abrading cables

摘要

An apparatus includes: a cleaver configured to automatically cleave a bare fiber extending from an end face of a terminus or connector of a fiber optic cable, the cleaver including a bending element configured to bend the bare fiber and a defect-formation device configured to create a surface defect in surface of the bare fiber under tension when the bare fiber is bent by the bending element; and an abrader configured to automatically finish the end face of the terminus or connector after the bare fiber is cleaved.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
a cleaver configured to automatically cleave a bare fiber extending from an end face of a terminus or connector of a fiber optic cable, the cleaver including a stress applicator configured to stress the bare fiber and a defect-formation device configured to create a surface defect at a surface of the bare fiber under stress when the bare fiber is stressed by the stress applicator; an abrader configured to automatically abrade the end face of the terminus or connector after the bare fiber is cleaved; a chuck configured to receive the terminus or connector; and an index carriage configured to selectably move between a first position in which the cleaver is aligned with the chuck and a second position in which the abrader is aligned with the chuck.