Splice protection heater, fusion splicer including the...

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2006-06-06

2008-08-12

Pak, Sung H (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

Accessories

C385S095000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07412146

ABSTRACT:
A splice protection heater capable of quickly and efficiently performing a fusion process without an excessive heating time, a fusion splicer including the splice protection heater, and a fusion splicing method are provided. The apparatus has a heating part for heat shrinking a protection sleeve that covers a fusion spliced portion of an optical fiber, a plurality of heating elements that can individually heat a plurality of protection sleeves with different timings by being individually turned ON/OFF by switches, or a heating element turned ON/OFF by a switch. This apparatus may also be provided with detecting section that detects whether or not the protection sleeve is set on the heating element, and turns the switch ON/OFF.

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