Optical fiber fusion splicer
Granted 9 Sep 2025 · no office action yet
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp.
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Inventors: Tomoyoshi Sasaki, Ryuichiro Sato, Kazufumi Joko · Examiner: Mark T. Philipps · AU 2915 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front view of an…
FIG. 1 is a front view of an optical fiber fusion splicer of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view thereof defined by the lines 8 - 8 and 8 ′- 8 ′ in FIG. 3 ;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view thereof defined by the lines 9 - 9 and 9 ′- 9 ′ in FIG. 7 ;
FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 10 - 10 of FIG. 8 of the portion defined by the line 10 ′- 10 ′ of FIG. 6 ;
FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 11 - 11 of FIG. 8 of the portion defined by the lines 10 - 10 of FIGS. 8 and 11 ′- 11 ′ of FIG. 6 ;
FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 12 - 12 of FIG. 8 of the portion defined by the line 12 ′- 12 ′ of FIG. 6 ;
FIG. 13 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 13 - 13 of FIG. 8 of the portion defined by the lines 10 - 10 of FIGS. 8 and 13 ′- 13 ′ of FIG. 6 ;
FIG. 14 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 14 - 14 of FIG. 8 of the portion defined by the line 14 ′- 14 ′ of FIG. 6 ; and,
FIG. 15 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 15 - 15 of FIG. 8 of the portion defined by the lines 10 - 10 of FIGS. 8 and 15 ′- 15 ′ of FIG. 6 .
The broken lines show portions of an optical fiber fusion splicer that form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D1092581-S | S1 | 9 Sep 2025 | 7 Apr 2022 | granted | Optical fiber fusion splicer |
| JP | JP-1711675-S | S | 4 Apr 2022 | 15 Oct 2021 | granted | 光ファイバ融着接続機ja |
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