| 摘要 |
An apparatus (1) for removing a coating layer from a portion (100) of optical fibre, comprises a support frame (2); a tool (200) for removing a coating layer from a portion (100) of optical fibre; a pair of fibre positioning devices (6a, 6b) mounted on the support frame (2) from opposing sides with respect to the tool (200), and adapted to house opposing end parts of said portion (100) of optical fibre so as to hold the latter in a substantially stretched position along a fibre-alignment axis X-X. The apparatus (1) further comprises a moving device (20) to automatically impart a controlled relative motion (for example, a motion with a constant speed) between said portion (100) of fibre and the tool (200) along the fibre-alignment axis X-X. The tool (200) comprises a pair of cutting blades (203, 204) operating on a plane YZ perpendicular to the fibre-alignment axis X-X and positionable with a controlled motion with respect to said axis to cut into said coating layer of said portion (100) of optical fibre. This apparatus (1) allows the removal of the acrylate layer from portions of fibre having even relevant lengths without imparting undesidered mechanical stresses; this guarantees a high mechanical reliability of the fibre itself during operation. |
