TOOL AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING LINEAR ELEMENTS INTO RIBBON SHAPE, AND LINEAR ELEMENTS ASSEMBLED INTO RIBBON SHAPE AND TERMINAL PORTION STRUCTURE OF THE SAME

摘要

A positioning of a plurality of optical fibers 11 is performed by a pair of position regulating members 12a and 12b. Then, the paired position regulatin g members 12a and 12b are moved along two guide members 13, 13 in such a manne r as to have a predetermined distance therebetween. Aribbon support member 15 is placed between the paired position regulating members 12a and 12b in such a way as to support the optical fibers 11. The plurality of optical fibers 11 are held and fixed by the holding members 17a and 17b. Further, the pluralit y of optical fibers 11 put on the ribbon support member 15 are sandwiched by t he ribbon support member 15 and the pressing tool 19 opposed thereto. In a terminal portion structure 110a of a ribbon fiber 10, terminal portions of optical fibers 102 are arranged horizontally in parallel, an adhesive tape i s stuck onto at least one of upper and lower surfaces of at least the terminal portions.