Apparatus for curing coatings on drawn optical fiber
CA 2106281 C · Owner: Larsen-Moss, Lisa Maren · Inventors: Pidgeon, Vernon Wesley Jr.; Larsen-Moss, Lisa Maren
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A curing apparatus (60) which is supported from a base plate (68) includes a housing (62) which includes guide members for holding a magnetron and one portion of an elliptical chamber (30) in which is disposed a longitudinally extending bulb (58). Outside the housing are triangular shaped gusset (82, 84, 86) plates which are adapted to mate with a pivotally moveable portion (95) in which is disposed a mating portion of the elliptical chamber (30) and a center tube (54) through which the drawn optical fiber (21) extends. An exhaust system (81) is supported from the gusset plates. Advantageously the pivotally moveable portion (95) may be opened pivotally to expose the center tube (54) and …
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- Filed September 15, 1993 and granted February 4, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 15, 2013.
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