Patent ID: 8522648

Claim:
A sheath removing unit that removes a sheath of a sheathed optical fiber comprising: a sheath removing blade including a pair of blade bodies which are disposed so as to face each other and concave blade portions which are formed on each opposite surfaces of the blade bodies; and an optical fiber guide disposed so as to be superimposed on the sheath removing blade, wherein the optical fiber guide includes a first guide body and a second guide body, that are disposed so as to face each other, the first guide body includes a first protruding portion which is disposed so as to be superimposed on a first blade body of the blade bodies and protrudes from the opposite surface of a first blade body toward a second blade body when seen in plan view, the second guide body includes a second protruding portion that is disposed so as to be superimposed on a second blade body and protrudes from the opposite surface of a second blade body toward a first blade body when seen in plan view, a first upper inclined portion and a first lower inclined portion, which are outwardly inclined toward a protruding direction of the first protruding portion, are formed on a surface of the first protruding portion facing the second guide body, a second upper inclined portion and a second lower inclined portion, which are outwardly inclined toward a protruding direction of the second protruding portion, are formed on a surface of the second protruding portion facing the first guide body, and the first upper inclined portion is formed parallel to the second upper inclined portion and the first lower inclined portion is formed parallel to the second lower inclined portion.