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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2020
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Jose M. Castro, Naperville, IL (US);
Thomas M. Sedor, Orland Park, IL (US);
Yu Huang, Orland Park, IL (US);
Steven M. Bytnar, Chicago, IL (US);
Surendra Chitti Babu, Naperville, IL (US);
Andrew R. Matcha, Chicago, IL (US);
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Abstract
Various implementations of fiber optic inspection tools with integrated cleaning mechanisms are disclosed. The fiber optic inspection and cleaning tool includes a housing, a cleaning system and an imaging system. The cleaning system includes a pay-off reel, a take-up reel, a spindle and a cleaning tape that travels off the pay-off reel, around the spindle, and onto the take-up reel. The imaging system includes a camera and a light source. The camera, spindle, and cleaning tape are aligned along a visual axis. The pay-off reel, take-up reel, camera and light source are all located within the housing.