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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Itaru Ishida, Mie, JP;
Assignee:
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 37/035 (2006.01); C03B 37/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 37/027 (2013.01); C03B 37/035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A non-contact direction changer includes: a guide groove that guides an optical fiber and changes a direction of advancement of the optical fiber from a first direction to a second direction; a bottom ejection opening at a bottom of the guide groove; and one or more side ejection openings on at least one of opposite side surfaces of the guide groove. A fluid is ejected into the guide groove through the bottom ejection opening. A fluid is ejected into the guide groove through the one or more side ejection openings.