Patent ID: 8347656
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: C03B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus configured to process a glass optical fiber drawn from an optical fiber preform when drawing an optical fiber while fusing by heating and pulling by a capstan roller one end of the optical fiber preform, the apparatus comprising: a guide configured to introduce the glass optical fiber that has passed the capstan roller, wherein the guide includes: a shredding unit including a casing connected to the guide and a shredder with rotating blades configured to shred the glass optical fiber introduced by the guide in the casing into glass optical-fiber pieces; a carrier pipe connected to the casing of the shredding unit and configured to carry the glass optical-fiber pieces; a vacuum connected to the carrier pipe and configured to suction the glass optical-fiber pieces via the carrier pipe; and a collector unit connected to the carrier pipe and the vacuum and configured to collect the glass optical-fiber pieces carried by the carrier pipe, wherein the collector unit includes: