Patent ID: 7669744
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An optical fiber cleaving device comprising a base section, a pair of clamp sections provided on said base section and spaced at a predetermined distance from each other for supporting an unsheathed optical fiber extending therebetween, a blade section provided movably relative to said base section and including an edge capable of being disposed at a fiber cleaving position defined between said clamp sections, and a pusher section provided movably relative to said base section independently of said blade section and including a pushing face capable of being disposed at said fiber cleaving position, wherein: said optical fiber cleaving device comprises an auxiliary support section pivotably disposed on one of the base and a cover section, and provided separate from the clamp sections and movable relative to said base section independently of said blade section and said pusher section, and capable of being disposed at an operable position for supporting an unsheathed optical fiber in cooperation with said clamp sections; and said auxiliary support section includes first and second auxiliary support sections provided on both sides of the blade section when in the operable position, said first and second auxiliary support sections includes a fiber support face locally located between said clamp sections separately from fiber clamping surface of the fiber clamping sections at said operable position, said fiber support face being so arranged as to come in contact with a local length of an unsheathed optical fiber extending between said clamp sections, the local length being located away from said fiber cleaving position.