Patent ID: 8950955
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical fiber reinforcing heating device for heating and shrinking a fiber reinforcement sleeve covering a fusion-splicing part of optical fibers, the optical fiber reinforcing heating device comprising: a base part having a sleeve accommodation groove that contains the fiber reinforcement sleeve; a heater that heats the fiber reinforcement sleeve contained in the sleeve accommodation groove; a pair of fiber clamping parts that clamp the optical fibers, which are arranged on both end sides of the sleeve accommodation groove; a lid part attached openably and closably to the base part, the lid part covering the sleeve accommodation groove; and a protector, joined to the lid part, which prevents winds from entering the sleeve accommodation groove in a state where the lid part is closed wherein the protector is joined to the lid part such as to descend along a side face of the base part when the lid part is opened.