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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1994
Abstract
The present invention provides a separating tool for separating a multi-core ribbon fiber obtained by arranging a plurality of optical fibers in a plane and integrating the fibers with a common coating into single-core optical fibers, and includes a fiber accommodating means for accommodating the multi-core ribbon fiber in an accommodating area, a fiber holding means for holding the multi-core ribbon fiber in the accommodating area, a scratching means for forming a scratch on a surface of a common coating of the multi-core ribbon fiber held by the fiber holding means, an arrangement defining means for changing an pitch position of the scratching means, and a shearing force applying means for applying a shearing force to the multi-core ribbon fiber along the scratch formed by the scratching means.