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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2015
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshie Sajima, Chiba, JP;
Kouji Tomikawa, Chiba, JP;
Ken Osato, Chiba, JP;
Masayoshi Yamanaka, Chiba, JP;
Naoki Okada, Chiba, JP;
Shinya Hamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Hisaaki Nakane, Tokyo, JP;
FUJIKURA LTD., Koto-ku, Tokyo, JP;
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
[Object] In an optical fiber cable including a plurality of optical fiber units each formed by tying optical fibers in a bundle, preferable water resistance is to be achieved without increasing an outer diameter of the optical fiber cable. [Solution] An optical fiber cable includes: a plurality of optical fiber units each including a plurality of optical fibers and a bundling member wound around an outer periphery of a bundle of the plurality of optical fibers, the bundling member having a surface to which a water-absorbent granular substance is detachably attached.