EP0231397A4 - Grinder for core of optical connector and core grinding method. - Google Patents

Grinder for core of optical connector and core grinding method.

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Publication number
EP0231397A4
EP0231397A4 EP19860904925 EP86904925A EP0231397A4 EP 0231397 A4 EP0231397 A4 EP 0231397A4 EP 19860904925 EP19860904925 EP 19860904925 EP 86904925 A EP86904925 A EP 86904925A EP 0231397 A4 EP0231397 A4 EP 0231397A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
core
grinder
optical connector
grinding method
core grinding
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP19860904925
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0231397A1 (en
EP0231397B1 (en
Inventor
Toshihiro Ochiai
Akihiro Odake
Izumi Sankawa
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Original Assignee
Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
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Application filed by Furukawa Electric Co Ltd, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp filed Critical Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B19/00—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group
    • B24B19/22—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground
    • B24B19/226—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground of the ends of optical fibres
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B11/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding spherical surfaces or parts of spherical surfaces on work; Accessories therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B7/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding plane surfaces on work, including polishing plane glass surfaces; Accessories therefor
    • B24B7/10—Single-purpose machines or devices
    • B24B7/16—Single-purpose machines or devices for grinding end-faces, e.g. of gauges, rollers, nuts, piston rings

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Grinding And Polishing Of Tertiary Curved Surfaces And Surfaces With Complex Shapes (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Polishing Bodies And Polishing Tools (AREA)
EP86904925A 1985-08-07 1986-08-07 Grinder for core of optical connector and core grinding method Expired - Lifetime EP0231397B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP60173476A JPS6234762A (en) 1985-08-07 1985-08-07 Polishing machine for convex endface of optical connector core
JP173476/85 1985-08-07

Publications (3)

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EP0231397A1 EP0231397A1 (en) 1987-08-12
EP0231397A4 true EP0231397A4 (en) 1989-03-13
EP0231397B1 EP0231397B1 (en) 1992-03-04

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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EP86904925A Expired - Lifetime EP0231397B1 (en) 1985-08-07 1986-08-07 Grinder for core of optical connector and core grinding method

Country Status (8)

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EP (1) EP0231397B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS6234762A (en)
KR (1) KR930007108B1 (en)
AU (1) AU6200086A (en)
CA (1) CA1322457C (en)
DE (1) DE3684135D1 (en)
NZ (1) NZ217135A (en)
WO (1) WO1987000785A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (11)

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JP2566757B2 (en) * 1986-05-19 1996-12-25 ヤマハ発動機株式会社 Fuel cell
JPS63278759A (en) * 1987-05-08 1988-11-16 Toyo Shinku Kako Kk Polishing device for curved surface of cylindrical member
JPS63300852A (en) * 1987-05-29 1988-12-08 Seiko Giken:Kk Polisher for edge surface of optical fiber
JPH01183355A (en) * 1988-01-14 1989-07-21 Sankyo Seiki Mfg Co Ltd Optical fiber connector polishing device
US5107627A (en) * 1990-09-04 1992-04-28 At&T Bell Laboratories Methods of and apparatus for polishing an article
US5185966A (en) * 1990-09-04 1993-02-16 At&T Bell Laboratories Methods of and apparatus for polishing an article
JP3116124B2 (en) * 1991-08-23 2000-12-11 東京特殊電線株式会社 Optical fiber connector
JPH05157940A (en) * 1991-12-06 1993-06-25 Fujikura Ltd Automatically polishing machine for optical connector
JPH0727754U (en) * 1993-10-22 1995-05-23 鐘紡株式会社 Equipment for polishing
CN106470800B (en) * 2014-07-07 2019-06-18 阪东化学株式会社 Grinding film
US10866368B2 (en) * 2018-08-31 2020-12-15 Corning Incorporated Apparatus for processing a ferrule and associated method

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS56139872A (en) * 1980-04-03 1981-10-31 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Machining method of semispherical face
DE3346916A1 (en) * 1983-12-24 1985-07-04 Elbel-Raberain, Anne-Marie, 7530 Pforzheim METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELASTIC GRINDING BODIES

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO1987000785A1 (en) 1987-02-12
KR930007108B1 (en) 1993-07-30
EP0231397A1 (en) 1987-08-12
CA1322457C (en) 1993-09-28
NZ217135A (en) 1989-01-06
DE3684135D1 (en) 1992-04-09
JPS6234762A (en) 1987-02-14
KR870700454A (en) 1987-12-29
EP0231397B1 (en) 1992-03-04
AU6200086A (en) 1987-03-05

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