Apparatus for integrating steps of a process for interconnecting

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1998-03-26

2000-09-26

Vincent, Sean E

Glass manufacturing

Fiber making apparatus

With measuring, controlling, sensing, timing, inspecting,...

65501, G01J 142, C03C 2500

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061229369

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for integrating steps of a process for interconnecting optical fibers. The apparatus contains a planar surface having a plurality of openings. A plurality of optical fiber processing modules are suspended within the plurality of openings, with each of the modules configured to execute a different step of the optical fiber interconnection process. A material transfer mechanism, such as a robot arm, is arranged above the planar surface and is connected to a controller. The apparatus can incorporate an optical fiber precision handling tool, which holds, transports and aligns the fibers to be processed. The robot arm is operative to pick-up and move the optical fiber precision handling tool between the plurality of modules. This allows the optical fibers to be transferred through a series of process steps without having to re-secure or re-orient the fibers between the steps.

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patent: 4763272 (1988-08-01), McLandrich
patent: 5871559 (1999-02-01), Bloom

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