| 摘要 |
<p>According to discriminating method of the present invention, terminal-treated end portions of a covered multiple-fiber cable (1) and a ferrule (11) are set on a pair of support bedplates (31 and 36), respectively, the end portions of the respective optical fibers 21-24 and respective optical fiber holding portions (concave grooves 171-174 and insert holes 181-184) of the ferrule (11) are opposed to each other, thereafter, when the respective end portions of the optical fibers 21-24 and the respective optical fiber holding portions are positioned in alignment with each other so as to insert the respective end portions of the respective optical fibers into the respective optical fiber holding portions, prior to insertion, during insertion and after insertion, information on the respective end portions of the optical fiber and the respective optical fiber holding portions are picked up by an image processing device (51) or an optical sensor (62) and the said information is processed by an operational means (50 or 63), whereby discrimination is made as to whether the relative positional relationship between the end portions of the optical fibers and the optical fiber holding portions and the state of combination are proper or not.</p> |
