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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Fujikura Ltd., Koto-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
FUJIKURA LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/255 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/2551 (2013.01); G02B 6/2555 (2013.01); G02B 6/2553 (2013.01); G02B 6/3616 (2013.01); G02B 6/3636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fusion splicing apparatus includes discharge electrodesandto discharge-heat and fusion-splice end facesandof optical fibersand, fiber holdersandto hold the optical fibersand, V-groove blocksandto receive, position, and fix parts of the optical fibersandon the end face sides of the fiber holdersand, V-groove-block moving mechanismsandto move the V-groove blocksandso as to shift an axial center of the optical fibersandfrom a straight line between the discharge electrodesand, and holder moving mechanismsandto move the fiber holdersandso as to shift the axial center of the optical fibersandfrom the straight line between the discharge electrodesand