Patent ID: 8161606
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: B29C,D04H

Abstract:
1. A fiber bundle arranging apparatus comprising: a guide pipe having a guide hole for passing a fiber bundle therethrough; a moving device that moves the guide pipe, thereby arranging the fiber bundle while letting out the fiber bundle from the guide hole; a movable portion that is moved by the moving device; and a separable connection portion for connecting the guide pipe to the movable portion, wherein the connection portion has a magnet that is fixed to one of the movable portion, and the guide pipe, and a magnetic body that is fixed to the other one of the movable portion and the guide pipe, wherein the magnetic body is connected to the magnet by a magnetic force, wherein the guide pipe is formed in a straight line, and the moving device translates the guide pipe in a direction that is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the guide pipe, wherein a connecting surface of the magnet and the magnet body is formed in an annular shape that surrounds an axis of the guide pipe, and wherein the connecting surface is a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guide pipe.