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Optical cable with thixotropic filling compound
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1980-01-30
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Granted: 1982-05-25
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Expires: 2000-01-30
Abstract
Abstract A strand element for an optical cable which strand element has several light waveguide fibers for transmission of light waves received in a protective casing which surrounds the fibers and has an internal interior diameter which is larger than the exterior diameter of a hypothetical cylinder which surrounds the fibers characterized by each of the fibers being surrounded by a soft elastic material and being stranded with one another, and the space between the stranded optical fibers and the protective casing, which is capable of resistance, being filled with an easily shapeable filling compound which remains very soft and which displays no tendencies towards aging, melting or freezing.
Inventors
- 👤 Ulrich Oestreich
- 👤 Gunter Zeidler
- 👤 Gernot Schober
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:33
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/44; G02B6/4401; G02B6/441; G02B6/4429; G02B6/443
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
In a strand element for an optical cable, said element consisting of several light waveguide fibers for light wave transmission and a protective casing which loosely surrounds the fibers, the interior diameter of the casing being larger than the exterior diameter of a hypothetical cylinder surrounding the fibers, the improvements comprising each of the fibers being surrounded by a layer of softly elastic material, said fibers being stranded with one another with a back twist with a long length of lay in a range of between 50 and 500 mm, said protective casing being a hard protective casing capable of resistance, and the space between the optical fibers and the hard protective casing being filled with an easily shapeable filling compound consisting of thixotropized oils, said filling compound remaining soft and having no tendency towards aging, melting or freezing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
In a strand element for an optical cable, said element consisting of several light waveguide fibers for light wave transmission and a protective casing which loosely surrounds the fibers, the interior diameter of the casing being larger than the exterior diameter of a hypothetical cylinder surrounding the fibers, the improvements comprising each of the fibers being surrounded by a layer of softly elastic material, said fibers being stranded with one another with a back twist with a long length of lay in a range of between 50 and 500 mm, said protective casing being a hard protective casing capable of resistance, and the space between the optical fibers and the hard protective casing being filled with an easily shapeable filling compound consisting of thixotropized oils, said filling compound remaining soft and having no tendency towards aging, melting or freezing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein the length of lay is in a range of approximately 100 to 300 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein the light waveguide fibers are stranded according to SZ stranding method and include means for keeping the stranded fibers together to prevent bursting open of the stranded bundle, said means being selected from holding coils, holding tubes and casings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein the fibers are surrounded with a thermo-plastic elastomer selected from a group consisting of base butadiene-styrene and polypropylene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein the fibers are coated with a surface hardening layer consisting of silicone rubber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein the fibers are coated with a layer consisting of urethane acrylate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein each layer of elastic material surrounding the fibers are colored differently.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein the strand elements are arranged in a protective casing, said strand elements having an excess length over the length of the protective casing with the excess length being smaller than 0.1%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein the protective casing comprises two layers, the inner layer consisting of a fluoropolymer for example ethylene monochlorotrifluoroethylene, and the outer layer consisting of a polyterephthalate, for example a polybutyleneterephthalate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein a protective casing consists of a suitable high molecular weight polyolefin for example a polypropylene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein the protective casing is strengthened with thread elements selected from glass threads and aramid threads.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, wherein the light waveguide fibers are stranded around a thick light waveguide serving as a load carrying fiber.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
In a strand element according to claim 12, wherein the load carrying fiber consists of a non-optical glass.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
In a strand element according to claim 1, which includes load carrying elements, said load carrying elements comprising steel wires with a surrounding cushioning layer.
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