Patent ID: 6823761
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A device for stripping coated optical fiber ribbon, in cooperation with at least a coated optical fiber ribbon having a protective coating and a fiber array substrate having a plurality of grooves, comprising:a heating unit having at least a first trench for locating and gripping a first portion of said optical fiber ribbon having said protective coating wherein said first portion of said optical fiber ribbon is heated; a stripping unit having at least a second trench, adjacent to and connected to said first trench, for gripping and locating a second portion of said optical fiber ribbon having said protective coating, wherein said stripping unit is used to separate the protective coating from said optical fiber ribbon through moving; at least a cutting blade, mounted on said heating unit or on said stripping unit, for separating said optical fiber ribbon into said first portion and said second portion through cutting and peeling off or remove said protective coating of said optical fiber ribbon; a fiber array seat for receiving and retaining an optical fiber array substrate wherein said optical fiber array seat is mounted in a hollow cavity of said heating unit or of said stripping unit; and a linear guiding unit for limiting and guiding the direction of the separation movement between said heating unit and said stripping unit; wherein said optical fiber array substrate springing to and beneath said peeled optical fibers without the protective coating through the help of the movement of said fiber array seat when the protective coating of said optical fiber ribbon is removed by said stripping unit, and said optical fibers are aligned in said grooves on said optical fiber array substrate.