METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURE OF FIBER-OPTIC CABLE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuous manufacture of a fiber-optic cable (15). According to the method, single optical fibers (2) of certain length are formed into a fiber-optic cable (15) enclosed by a secondary sheath (16). According to the invention, a certain length of the optical fibers (2) is accumulated into an active buffer (5), and the end of an exhausting fiber (2) is connected by a splice to the end of a new fiber (2), while the fiber (2) is being fed into the process during the splicing operation from the buffer (5).