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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2019
Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yuhei Urata, Ibaraki, JP;
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber preform manufacturing apparatus comprising a seal member, wherein the seal member is attached to a flange portion formed in an open portion of a reaction chamber into which a burner is inserted, the seal member includes a first sheet that is flexible and includes an open portion that is smaller than an outer diameter of the burner, through which the burner is inserted; a second sheet having the same thickness as the first sheet and including an open portion that is larger than an outer diameter of the first sheet; and two third sheets that each include an open portion that is larger than the outer diameter of the burner and smaller than the outer diameter of the first sheet, the second sheet is arranged in the same plane as the first sheet, and the first and second sheets are sandwiched by the two third sheets.