JP2012032534A - Optical drop cable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical drop cable capable of reliably prevent cicadas or the like from damaging optical fibers and excelling in the ease of taking out core wires.SOLUTION: An optical drop cable 101 provided with a single-core optical fiber core line 11, tensile strength bodies 12 arranged in parallel on both sides of this single-core optical fiber core line 11 with some spacing, and a coat 13 collectively covering these elements, wherein the coat 13 is formed of a polyolefin resin having a Shore D hardness (JIS K 7215) of not less than 55 but not more than 63 and has on its surface a pair of slit-shaped notches 15 in a semi-fused state arranged symmetrically with the single-core optical fiber core line 11 in the center, and each of the slit-shaped notches 14 is disposed on the reverse side to the other with respect to a cross-sectional face in the direction of the cable width at an inclination of not less than 25 degrees but not more than 35 degrees.

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical drop cable used for drawing and wiring from a wiring system cable to a subscriber's house such as a building or a general house, and more particularly to an optical drop cable having a coating excellent in damage resistance.

  With the spread of communication services such as the Internet, FTTH (Fiber To The Home), which connects all sections from a telecommunications carrier to a subscriber's home with optical fiber, is rapidly expanding. In such FTTH, the optical wiring network in the vicinity of the subscriber's house is generally an overhead wiring using a power pole, and the main method is to drop the wiring cable from the wiring pole to the subscriber's house using an optical drop cable. Has been adopted.

  In general, this optical drop cable has a tensile body placed above and below an optical fiber core, a support wire is further placed thereon, and a thermoplastic resin such as polyethylene is collectively coated on the outer periphery thereof. It has a structure with a jacket. A connecting portion (neck portion) is provided between the cable support wire and the tensile body to facilitate separation from the cable support wire portion, and on both side surfaces of the cable jacket, A tearing notch is provided to facilitate removal of the optical fiber.

  By the way, recently, many damages due to cicada have been reported in the optical drop cable, and countermeasures have become an urgent issue. The damage is mainly due to the bearfish, which causes damage to the optical transmission as a result of damaging the optical fiber by piercing the egg drop tube into the optical drop cable.

  Therefore, in order to prevent damage to the optical fiber due to the oviposition tube of the bearfish, for example, a protective member that protects the optical fiber core is embedded in the jacket, or the tip of the tear notch is shifted from the position of the optical fiber core. In the unlikely event that an optical fiber core wire is not damaged even if a spawning tube of a bearfish is pierced into the notch, there have been proposed various measures taken on the cable structure itself (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). reference.). In addition, a structure in which the outer cover is made of, for example, a resin having a specific rebound resilience and wear resistance, and the structure itself is not changed, and the cover material is changed by changing the cover material has been proposed ( For example, see Patent Document 3.)

  However, in the case where the protective member is embedded, the take-out performance of the optical fiber core wire is lowered, and the number of parts is increased, so that the manufacturing cost is increased. In addition, shifting the position of the tip of the notch does not necessarily have an effect of preventing damage caused by the oviposition tube of the bearfish. On the other hand, the one using a specific resin for the jacket material is not sufficient for taking out the optical fiber core wire.

  In such a situation, the present inventors use a polyolefin resin having specific physical properties for the jacket material in order to achieve both a fouling effect and a core take-out property, and a semi-fused state on the jacket surface. An optical drop cable with slit-shaped notches was developed.

  However, this optical drop cable has a good antifungal effect and good core wire take-out property at room temperature, but has a problem that the lead-out property becomes poor when it is at a low temperature such as −30 ° C.

JP 2007-72380 A JP 2008-203797 A JP 2009-271538 A

  The present invention has been made in response to the above-described problems of the prior art, and can reliably prevent optical fiber damage due to peanuts and the like, and can remarkably take out the core wire not only at room temperature but also at low temperature. The object is to provide an excellent optical drop cable.

  In order to achieve the above object, an optical drop cable according to claim 1 of the present application includes an optical fiber core, tensile strength members arranged in parallel at intervals on both sides of the optical fiber core, An optical drop cable having a jacket for covering all at once, wherein the jacket is formed of a polyolefin resin having a Shore D hardness (JIS K 7215) of 55 or more and 63 or less, and a pair of half-wraps on the surface thereof The fused slit-shaped notches are arranged symmetrically around the optical fiber core, and the slit-shaped notches are at least 25 degrees and not more than 35 degrees on the opposite sides of the cut surface in the cable width direction. It is provided with an inclination.

An optical drop cable according to a second aspect of the present invention includes an optical fiber core, tensile strength members arranged in parallel at intervals on both sides of the optical fiber core, and a jacket covering them all together. A polyolefin resin having a cable portion and a support wire portion having a support wire for supporting the cable portion, wherein the jacket has a Shore D hardness (JIS K 7215) of 55 to 63 And a pair of semi-fused slit-shaped notches are symmetrically disposed on the surface of the optical fiber core, and the slit-shaped notches are respectively formed on the cut surfaces in the cable width direction. On the other hand, the optical drop cable is provided with an inclination of 25 degrees or more and 35 degrees or less on opposite sides.
It is characterized by that.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the optical drop cable according to the first or second aspect, an inclination angle of each slit-shaped notch with respect to the cut surface in the cable width direction is approximately 30 degrees. It is.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the optical drop cable according to any one of the first to third aspects, the center of the optical fiber core wire and the bases of the pair of slit-shaped notches are substantially flush. It is characterized by being above.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the optical drop cable according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the optical drop cable includes a plurality of parallel single-core optical fibers, and the plurality of single-core optical fibers are These are arranged in parallel on a plane inclined at 10 degrees or more and 45 degrees or less with respect to the cut surface in the cable height direction.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the optical drop cable according to the fifth aspect, an inclination angle of a plane in which the plurality of single-core optical fibers are arranged in parallel with respect to the cut surface in the cable height direction is approximately 15 degrees. It is characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the optical drop cable according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the tear strength starting from each slit-shaped notch is 15 N or less. .

  The invention according to claim 8 is the optical drop cable according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein each of the slit-shaped notches is formed by making a cut in a jacket in a semi-molten state. It is characterized by being.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent the optical fiber from being damaged by the bearfish and the like, and to obtain an optical drop cable that is remarkably excellent in the ability to take out the core wire not only at room temperature but also at low temperature.

It is sectional drawing which shows the optical drop cable which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the manufacturing apparatus used for manufacture of the optical drop cable which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the measuring method of the repulsive force of a slit-shaped notch. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the optical drop cable of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the other modification of the optical drop cable of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the other modification of the optical drop cable of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the other modification of the optical drop cable of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Although the description will be made based on the drawings, the drawings are provided for illustration only, and the present invention is not limited to the drawings. In the following description, components having the same or substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the optical drop cable of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the optical drop cable 101 of this embodiment is a cable used for drawing and wiring from a wiring cable installed between utility poles to a subscriber's house such as a building or a general house. The optical drop cable 101 includes a cable portion 10, a support wire portion 20, and a connecting portion 30 that connects them.

  The cable unit 10 is parallel to the two single-core optical fiber cores 11 and at intervals above and below the single-core optical fiber core wires 11 so that their centers are located on substantially the same plane. Strength members 12 and 12 made of a steel wire, FRP (fiber reinforced plastic), and the like, and a jacket 13 that is extrusion-coated on the outside of these members are provided.

  The outer cover 13 is formed in a substantially rectangular cross section, and on both side surfaces thereof, portions where the optical fiber cores are located are U-shaped to V-shaped in the longitudinal direction (in the example of the drawing, a trapezoidal cross section). In addition, slit-shaped notches 15 and 15 that are semi-fused starting from their bottoms are opposite to each other with respect to the cut surface in the cable width direction (the minor axis direction of the cable portion 10). It is provided on the side with an inclination of 25 degrees or more and 35 degrees or less (approximately 30 degrees in the example of the drawing). These slit-shaped notches 15 and 15 in a semi-fused state are formed by cutting a slit (slit) on the surface when the outer cover 13 is in a semi-molten state and cooling and hardening it as it is. is there. In such slit-shaped notches 15 and 15, no slit is apparently observed, and the surface of the outer cover 13 has substantially the same appearance as the surface of the outer cover in which notches are not formed. In addition, if the inclination angle of each slit-shaped notch 15 is in a range of 25 degrees or more and 35 degrees or less, for example, two slit-shaped notches 15 have different inclination angles such that one is 28 degrees and the other is 32 degrees. There may be. For the purpose of the present invention, it is preferable that the two slit-shaped notches 15 are both formed at an inclination angle of about 30 degrees, as shown in the example of the drawing, in order to enhance the core wire take-out property at low temperatures. .

  On the other hand, the support wire portion 20 is composed of a support wire 21 made of a steel wire and the like, and a sheath 22 which is extrusion-coated integrally with the outer cover 13 of the cable portion 10 and the connecting portion 30 on the outer periphery thereof. The covering 22 has a circular cross section.

  The outer sheath 13 of the cable portion 10, the covering 22 of the support wire portion 20, and the connecting portion 30 are polyolefin resins having a Shore D hardness (hereinafter simply referred to as Shore D hardness) of 55 to 63 as measured in accordance with JIS K 7215. It is formed by batch extrusion. The type of polyolefin resin is not particularly limited as long as the Shore D hardness is within the above range. Specifically, polyethylene such as low density polyethylene (LDPE), medium density polyethylene (MDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), very low density polyethylene (VLDPE), and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), ethylene and propylene , 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-octene, ethylene-α-olefin copolymer obtained by copolymerizing α-olefin such as 4-methyl-1-pentene, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer Polymer (EEA), ethylene / methyl acrylate copolymer (EMA), ethylene / ethyl methacrylate copolymer, ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), polypropylene (PP), polyisobutylene and the like are used. These are used alone or in combination. These resins may contain a flame retardant, a colorant, and the like. When the Shore D hardness of the polyolefin resin is less than 55, the effect of preventing damage caused by laying tubes such as Kumazemi is reduced, and when the Shore D hardness exceeds 63, the take-out property of the optical fiber is lowered. The Shore D hardness of the polyolefin resin is more preferably 55 or more and 61 or less.

  Further, the single-core optical fiber core wire 11 is not particularly limited, and the one in which the outer periphery of the optical fiber is coated with an ultraviolet curable resin, the outer periphery of which is further coated with an ultraviolet curable resin, or the like. used.

  Further, as the material constituting the tensile body 12, in addition to steel wire and FRP, aramid fibers such as poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide fiber, polyester fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate fiber, nylon fibers, and these fibers are polyester- Examples include composite materials that are converged and bound with an acrylate resin.

Next, a method for manufacturing the optical drop cable 101 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus used for manufacturing the optical drop cable 101. As shown in FIG. 2, this manufacturing apparatus includes an optical fiber core wire delivery device 41 that sends out a single-core optical fiber core wire 11, tensile strength body delivery devices 42 and 42 that send out strength members 12 and 12, and a support wire 21. A support wire sending device 43 for sending out, a preheating device 44 for preheating the delivered single-core optical fiber core wire 11, a preheated single-core optical fiber core wire 11, strength members 12 and 12, and a support wire 21. An extruder 45 that coats the outer cover 13 and the resin for the coating 22 on the outer periphery, an auxiliary cooling water tank 46 that cools the resin to a semi-molten state, and a resin that is in a semi-molten state Are provided with a slit processing device 47 that cuts in a predetermined position, a main cooling water tank 48 that further cools and hardens the resin, and a winding device 49 that winds the optical drop cable 101.

  Tensile members 12, 12 and support wires sent from the optical fiber core 11, the tensile member delivery device 42 and the support wire delivery device 43, respectively, sent from the optical fiber delivery device 41 and preheated by the preheating device 44. 21 is introduced into the extruder 45, and the resin melted by heating while being gathered at a predetermined position is extruded. By preheating the optical fiber core 11, it is possible to prevent bubbles from being generated at the interface between the optical fiber core 11 and the resin during resin coating. The bubbles are caused by volatile components on the surface of the optical fiber core 11, and the formation of the bubbles causes a void at the interface between the cooled optical fiber core 11 and the resin. By performing preheating, the generation of such voids can be prevented.

  Each of the wires (optical fiber core wire 11, strength member 12 and support wire 21) coated with the resin in this way is an auxiliary cooling water tank 46, and specifically, the resin surface temperature until the resin is in a semi-molten state. Is cooled to the vicinity of the melting point of the resin (in the case of the polyolefin resin, usually 100 to 150 ° C., preferably 100 to 130 ° C.), and then sent to the slit processing device 47 to make the resin in a semi-molten state. A notch that becomes the slit-shaped notch 15 is inserted. The slit-shaped notch 15 in the semi-fused state cannot be formed even if the temperature at the time of making the slit notch 15 is too low or too high than the melting point of the resin. That is, if the temperature at the time of making the cut is too lower than the melting point of the resin, the cut surface of the cut will not be fused at all or will be insufficient, and a spawning tube such as a courge will be easily inserted. As a result, the protective effect against oviposition tubes such as bearfish is reduced. Conversely, if the temperature at the time of making the cut is too higher than the melting point of the resin, the cut surface of the cut will be fused, and the slit-shaped notch 15 will not function as a notch. That is, it becomes impossible to tear the slit-shaped notch 15 as a starting point. As a result, the take-out property of the core wire becomes poor.

  After the slit-shaped notch 15 is formed on the resin surface in this way, the resin is further cooled and cured in the main cooling water tank 48, and the optical drop cable 101 is obtained. The obtained optical drop cable 101 is wound around the winding device 49.

  In the optical drop cable 101 of the present embodiment, the tearing notch is not apparently formed, so that the egg-laying tube such as a bear swallow is not guided to the optical fiber core wire 11 as in the prior art. In addition, even if an oviposition tube such as a burdock is pierced into the outer cover 13, the outer cover 13 has a Shore D hardness (JIS K 7215) of 55 to 63, which is a harder material than the conventional outer cover material. Therefore, the tip does not pierce deeply into the outer jacket 13. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the optical fiber from being broken by the egg-laying tube such as the bearfish.

  On the other hand, when the single-core optical fiber core 11 is taken out, the slit-shaped notch 15 has a cut surface that is not completely fused and is in a semi-fused state. If the cable portion 10 is torn in the width direction starting from the separated slit-shaped notch 15, the single-core optical fiber core wire 11 can be easily taken out. Further, since the slit-shaped notch 15 is formed with a predetermined inclination angle even at a low temperature, the slit-shaped notch 15 can be easily separated by hand as in the case of room temperature. If the portion 10 is torn in the width direction, the single-core optical fiber core wire 11 can be easily taken out. In addition, by providing a predetermined inclination angle to the slit-shaped notch 15, the core wire take-out property at a low temperature is improved because the cut surface of the outer cover 13 starting from the slit-shaped notch 15 is more reliable. It is considered that the single-core optical fiber core wire 11 can be captured, and the effect is particularly great in the case of a cable having a plurality of single-core optical fiber core wires 11.

  From the viewpoint of protecting the optical fiber core wire 11 from the kazezemi and the like and improving the take-out property of the optical fiber core wire 11, the tear strength starting from the slit-shaped notch 15 is 15 N or less, and as shown in FIG. Thus, it is preferable that the repulsive force (measured by the load cell 52) when the surface of the slit-shaped notch 15 is pressed 0.5 mm with a needle 51 having a diameter of 1.0 mm is 3N or more. More preferably, the tear strength is 10 N or less and the repulsive force is 3.5 N or more. In FIG. 3, the slit-shaped notch 15 having no inclination is shown. However, in the present invention, the slit-shaped notch 15 is provided with an inclination. In this case, the needle 51 is provided on the surface of the slit-shaped notch 15. Pushed in the direction of the slope.

  In the present invention, as in the case of the optical drop cable 102 shown in FIG. 4, not only a predetermined inclination angle is given to the slit-shaped notch 15, but also the parallel direction of the single-core optical fibers 11 is set in the cable height direction (cable It is preferable to incline from 10 degrees to 45 degrees (approximately 15 degrees in the example of the drawing) with respect to the cut surface in the major axis direction of the portion 10. By inclining the parallel direction of the single-core optical fibers 11 in this way, the cut surface of the jacket 13 starting from the slit-shaped notch 15 can capture the plurality of single-core optical fibers 11 very reliably. As a result, it is possible to further improve the ability to take out the core wire at a low temperature. The inclination angle of the single-core optical fiber core 11 in the parallel direction is more preferably 10 degrees or more and 20 degrees or less, and even more preferably about 15 degrees as in the example of the drawing.

  Here, it describes about the experiment conducted in order to investigate the effect of this invention, and its result.

  The optical drop cable having the structure shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4 was manufactured by the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG.

  That is, the single-core optical fiber core wire 11, the two strength members 12, and the support wire 21 are introduced into the extruder 45 in parallel as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. After the polyolefin resin having a Shore D hardness of 55 to 63 is collectively extrusion coated, the auxiliary cooling water tank 46, the slit processing device 47, and the main cooling water tank 48 are passed through in order, and the overall width is about 2.0 mm. 1 or 4 having the slit-shaped notch 15 having the same height of about 5.3 mm, the depth (full length) of about 0.5 mm, and the inclination angle α with respect to the cut surface in the cable width direction is about 30 degrees. The optical drop cable shown was manufactured. The single-core optical fiber core wire 11 is a single-core optical fiber core wire having an outer diameter of 250 μm, the tensile strength member 12 of the cable portion 10 is an aramid FRP having an outer diameter of 0.5 mm, and the support wire 21 is A galvanized steel wire having an outer diameter of 1.2 mm was used. The preheating temperature of the single-core optical fiber core 11 was 200 ° C., and the surface temperature of the resin (slit processing temperature) when passing through the slit processing device 47 was 120 ° C.

  For comparison, the above optical drop cable except that a polyolefin resin having a Shore D hardness of less than 55 or more than 63 shown below was used instead of the polyolefin resin having a Shore D hardness of 55 or more and 63 or less. In the same manner, an optical drop cable was manufactured.

  Further, the inclination angle α of the slit-shaped notch with respect to the cut surface in the cable width direction is 0 degree (no inclination), about 15 degrees, about 45 degrees or about 60 degrees, or the parallel direction of the single-core optical fibers 11 An optical drop cable was manufactured in the same manner as each of the optical drop cables except that the inclination angle β with respect to the cut surface in the cable height direction was about 10 degrees or about 20 degrees.

Polyolefin resin A: Shore D hardness 50
Polyolefin resin B: Shore D hardness 56
Polyolefin resin C: Shore D hardness 60
Polyolefin resin E: Shore D hardness 61
Polyolefin resin E: Shore D hardness 62
Polyolefin resin F: Shore D hardness 67

  For each of the above optical drop cables, while measuring the tear strength starting from the slit-shaped notch and the repulsive force when the slit-shaped notch surface is pressed 0.5 mm with a needle having a diameter of 1.0 mm, the method shown below, The ability to extract the core wire at −30 ° C., 20 ° C. and 70 ° C., and the effect of preventing the oak's invasion of the oviposition tube (protection of the oats) were evaluated. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1 and Table 2 together with the type of the jacket material and its physical properties.

[Core extractability]
When a notch of about 10 mm is made in the slit-shaped notch at the end of the cable portion having a length of 1 m from which the support line portion is cut off from the connecting portion, and the jacket is cut at a speed of 500 mm / min from the end portion. The optical fiber core wire was taken out according to the following criteria.
◎: Extremely easy to remove ○: Easy to remove △: Difficult to remove partially (practically hindered)
×: Difficult to take out [Kumazemi protection]
An optical drop cable was laid outdoors for 30 days during the period when the bearfish appeared, and the number of samples in which the optical fiber was disconnected due to the invasion of the bear's oviposition tube was examined (n = 5).

  As shown in Table 1 and Table 2, in the present invention, the optical drop cable can surely prevent the optical fiber from being damaged by the kuma-zemi and the like, and has excellent remarkability not only at room temperature but also at low temperature. Can be obtained.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to description content of embodiment described above, It cannot be overemphasized that it can implement with a various aspect in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, in the above-described embodiment, the number of single-core optical fibers 11 accommodated in the cable portion 10 may be one or three or more. The optical drop cable 103 shown in FIG. 5 has a single optical fiber core wire 11 arranged in the embodiment shown in FIG.

  Moreover, as illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, instead of the single-core optical fiber core 11, one or a plurality of optical fiber ribbons 16 may be used. In the optical drop cable 104 shown in FIG. 6, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, instead of the two single-core optical fibers 11, four optical fiber strands are arranged in parallel and the outer periphery thereof is collectively covered. One optical fiber ribbon 16 is disposed. In addition, the optical drop cable 105 shown in FIG. 7 is obtained by arranging two similar optical fiber ribbons 16 in the embodiment shown in FIG. In addition, in the optical drop cable as illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7, the description relating to the inclination in the arrangement direction of the optical fiber core wires described in FIG. 4 is not applied.

  Further, although not shown in the figure, it is possible to have a structure without the support wire portion 20, and the cable portion 10 has a plurality of strips, and a support wire portion having a larger diameter than that of the optical drop cable 101 shown in FIG. It is good also as a structure twisted around 20 around, without integrating with a support wire part. The latter optical drop cable is used as a so-called aerial collective optical drop cable constructed between utility poles immediately before an optical fiber is drawn into a subscriber's house using an optical drop cable as shown in FIG.

  In these optical drop cables, similarly to the optical drop cable 101 described with reference to FIG. 1, disconnection of an optical fiber by a spawning tube such as a bear swallow can be prevented with certainty, and a single core can be used at both normal and low temperatures. The optical fiber core wire 11 can be easily taken out. In the optical drop cable as illustrated in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, the description regarding the inclination in the arrangement direction of the optical fiber core wires described in FIG. 4 is not required.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Cable part, 11 ... Single fiber optical fiber, 12 ... Strength body, 13 ... Outer sheath, 14 ... Groove, 15 ... Slit-like notch in a semi-fusion state, 16 ... Optical fiber tape core wire, 20 ... Support Line part, 21 ... support line, 22 ... coating, 45 ... extruder, 46 ... auxiliary cooling water tank, 47 ... slit processing device, 48 ... main cooling water tank, 101-105 ... optical drop cable.

Claims (8)

An optical drop cable comprising: an optical fiber core, tensile strength members arranged in parallel on both sides of the optical fiber core, and a jacket covering them all at once;
The jacket is formed of a polyolefin resin having a Shore D hardness (JIS K 7215) of 55 or more and 63 or less, and a pair of semi-fused slit-shaped notches centered on the optical fiber core wire. The optical drop cable is characterized in that the slit-shaped notches are arranged symmetrically, and are provided with inclinations of 25 degrees or more and 35 degrees or less on opposite sides to the cut surface in the cable width direction. An optical fiber core, a cable portion including a tensile body arranged in parallel at intervals on both sides of the optical fiber core, and a jacket covering them all together, and a support wire for supporting the cable portion An optical drop cable having a support line portion provided,
The jacket is formed of a polyolefin resin having a Shore D hardness (JIS K 7215) of 55 or more and 63 or less, and a pair of semi-fused slit-shaped notches centered on the optical fiber core wire. The optical drop cable is characterized in that the slit-shaped notches are arranged symmetrically, and are provided with inclinations of 25 degrees or more and 35 degrees or less on opposite sides to the cut surface in the cable width direction.   3. The optical drop cable according to claim 1, wherein an inclination angle of each slit-shaped notch with respect to the cut surface in the cable width direction is approximately 30 degrees.   The optical drop cable according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the center of the optical fiber core and the bases of the pair of slit-shaped notches are substantially on the same plane.   A plurality of single-core optical fibers are arranged in parallel, and the plurality of single-core optical fibers are arranged in parallel on a plane inclined by 10 degrees or more and 45 degrees or less with respect to the cut surface in the cable height direction. The optical drop cable according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the optical drop cable is provided.   6. The optical drop cable according to claim 5, wherein an inclination angle of a plane in which the plurality of single-core optical fibers are arranged in parallel with respect to the cut surface in the cable height direction is approximately 15 degrees.   The optical drop cable according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the tear strength starting from each slit-shaped notch is 15 N or less.   The optical drop cable according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein each of the slit-shaped notches is a notch formed by making a cut in a semi-molten outer jacket.

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