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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2023
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention intends to improve accuracy of screening an optical fiber. A screening apparatus for an optical fiber according to the present invention comprising: a feeding unit that feeds out an optical fiber; a tension application unit that applies a tension to the optical fiber fed out from the feeding unit; and a winding unit that winds the optical fiber to which the tension is applied by the tension application unit; wherein the tension application unit includes a first pulley, a second pulley, a first capstan, and a second capstan, a diameter of the first pulley is smaller than a diameter of the second pulley, or the diameter of the first capstan is smaller than a diameter of the second capstan.