JP4875717B2 - Optical fiber connector parts and optical fiber stripping method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical fiber connector part and an optical fiber stripping method, and in particular, at a site where optical fibers are connected to each other, the optical fiber core wire is cut to form a cleavage surface of the bare optical fiber, and the optical fiber core wire is coated. The present invention relates to an optical fiber connector component for stripping and exposing a bare optical fiber, and an optical fiber stripping method.

There are a high-performance type and a simple type of cutter for cutting the optical fiber core of the optical fiber cable. As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the optical fiber cable 100 includes an optical fiber core wire 101 and a jacket 102 covering the optical fiber core wire 101. The optical fiber core wire 101 has a bare optical fiber 103 and a coating 104 covering the bare optical fiber 103.
The simple type cutter has a structure in which an optical fiber is placed on a bending plate, an end portion of the optical fiber is clamped to damage the cutting position, and the optical fiber is bent together with the bending plate and cleaved. This simple-type cutter requires a skilled worker to obtain a good cutting angle, but is widely used because it is inexpensive.

  An optical fiber in which an operator cuts the jacket 102 from the optical fiber cable 100 to expose the optical fiber core wire 101 and removes the coating 104 from the optical fiber core wire 101 to expose the bare optical fiber 103 at the connection site. May be stripped off. The optical fiber stripping operation is performed as follows using a plurality of general types of tools.

  In this stripping operation, an operator uses a tool such as a nipper to cut the jacket 102 from the optical fiber cable 100 to expose the optical fiber core wire 101 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 12D and 12E, the operator removes the coating 104 from the optical fiber core wire 101 using a tool such as a stripper to expose the bare optical fiber 103. Then, as shown in FIG. 12E, the operator cuts the middle position of the bare optical fiber 103 with a cutter 105 to obtain a cleavage plane of the bare optical fiber 103.

Related arts for connecting an optical fiber from which a bare optical fiber is exposed in this way to a counterpart optical fiber are disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.
Patent Document 1 proposes a connection structure in which an unreasonable force does not act on the bare optical fiber of the optical fiber core exposed from the cable jacket.
In Patent Document 2, the length of the optical fiber core wire exposed from the cable jacket is defined, and the bare optical fiber is pushed into the clamp portion so that the bare optical fiber is connected to the counterpart optical fiber. A structure has been proposed.

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  However, as described above, it is very troublesome for the operator to remove the coating from the optical fiber core wire at the connection site and form the cleavage surface of the bare optical fiber by using a plurality of tools. Further work is required after attaching the bare optical fiber of the optical fiber cable to the connecting part.

  When the connection structure disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 is used, the coating is peeled off from the optical fiber core, and the bare optical fiber is exposed from the optical fiber core to obtain a cleavage surface of the bare optical fiber. It is desirable that the work can be easily and reliably performed at the connection site.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention can easily and reliably expose the bare optical fiber cleavage surface at the connection site to expose the bare optical fiber from the optical fiber core wire, and connect the optical fiber as it is. It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical fiber connector part and an optical fiber stripping method that can be used as parts and can easily perform an optical fiber connection operation at a connection site.

In order to solve the above problems, the optical fiber connector component of the present invention includes a gripping part for gripping the jacket of the optical fiber cable,
A first member having a first holding groove portion for holding the optical fiber core wire from which the jacket is removed from the optical fiber cable;
A second holding groove portion that holds the optical fiber core wire at a position corresponding to the first holding groove portion, and the first holding member is overlapped with the first holding groove portion. A second member formed on the gripping part so as to be removable from the gripping part by holding and bending the optical fiber core wire by two holding groove parts;
The first member includes a tip portion, a base portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the tip portion and the base portion, and the second member is disposed between the tip portion, the base portion, the tip portion, and the base portion. An intermediate portion arranged,
When the front end portion of the first member and the front end portion of the second member are bent and removed from the intermediate portion of the first member and the intermediate portion of the second member, the optical fiber core wire is removed. A first cutting edge to be cut;
When the intermediate portion of the first member and the intermediate portion of the second member are removed by bending from the base portion of the first member and the base portion of the second member, only the covering of the optical fiber core wire is removed. And a second cutting edge that peels off only the coating from the bare optical fiber.

In the optical fiber connector component of the present invention, preferably, the first member and the second member are plate-like members, and the first holding groove portion is formed along a longitudinal direction of the first member, The two holding groove portions are formed along the longitudinal direction of the second member.
In the optical fiber connector component of the present invention, preferably, the first member is a first bent portion for removing the distal end portion by bending from the intermediate portion, and for removing the intermediate portion by bending from the base portion. A second bent portion,
The second member has a first cut portion for bending and removing the distal end portion from the intermediate portion, and a second cut portion for bending and removing the intermediate portion from the base portion. It is characterized by.

In the optical fiber connector component of the present invention, preferably, the first cutting edge is integrally formed with the second member, and the second cutting edge is integrally formed with the first member. Features.
In the optical fiber connector component of the present invention, preferably, the first cutting edge is set to a height at which a cut is made in the coating of the optical fiber core and the cladding portion of the bare optical fiber. .
The optical fiber connector component according to the present invention is preferably characterized in that the second cutting edge has a U-shape so as to cut only the coating of the optical fiber core wire.

The optical fiber connector component of the present invention is preferably made of resin.
The optical fiber connector component of the present invention is preferably characterized by having a notch portion for removing the base portion from the grip portion by bending the base portion of the second member.
In the optical fiber connector component of the present invention, preferably, the first holding groove portion and the second holding groove portion are formed with a holding groove having a hexagonal cross section in order to hold the optical fiber core wire therebetween. It is characterized by.

  According to the optical fiber stripping method of the present invention, the outer cover of the optical fiber cable is gripped by the gripping portion, and the first member and the second member are overlapped, so that the first holding groove portion of the first member and the second member are overlapped. The second holding groove portion of the member holds the optical fiber core wire from which the jacket has been removed from the optical fiber cable, and holds the distal end portion of the first member and the distal end portion of the second member. When bending and removing from the intermediate part of one member and the intermediate part of the second member, the optical fiber core wire is cut by a first cutting blade, and the intermediate part of the first member and the second member of the second member When the intermediate portion is removed by bending from the base portion of the first member and the base portion of the second member, only the coating of the optical fiber core wire is cut by the second cutting blade, and the coating from the bare optical fiber is made. Just peel off and bend the above The base of the two members, and removing from the gripper.

  In the optical fiber stripping method of the present invention, the first member includes a first bent portion for bending and removing the distal end portion from the intermediate portion, and a first bent portion for bending and removing the intermediate portion from the base portion. The second member has a first cut portion for bending and removing the tip portion from the intermediate portion, and a second portion for bending and removing the intermediate portion from the base portion. It has two cut portions.

The optical fiber stripping method of the present invention is characterized in that the first cutting edge is set to a height at which a cut is made in the coating of the optical fiber core and the cladding portion of the bare optical fiber.
The optical fiber stripping method of the present invention is characterized in that the second cutting edge has a U shape so as to cut only the coating of the optical fiber core wire.

According to the optical fiber connector part of the present invention, it is possible to easily and reliably expose the bare optical fiber cleavage surface at the connection site and expose the bare optical fiber from the optical fiber core wire, and as it is as an optical fiber connection part. It can be used, and the optical fiber connection work at the connection site can be facilitated.
According to the optical fiber stripping method of the present invention, it is possible to easily and surely obtain a cleavage plane of a bare optical fiber at a connection site to expose the bare optical fiber from the optical fiber core wire, and to connect the optical fiber as it is. As a result, the optical fiber connection work at the connection site can be facilitated.

It is a front view which shows preferable embodiment of the optical fiber connector component of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows preferable embodiment of the optical fiber connector component of this invention. FIG. 3 is a cross section showing the vicinity of a first cutting edge in the GG line of the optical fiber connector component of FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the state which cut | disconnects the coating | coated of an optical fiber core wire with a 1st cutting edge, and is going to make a cut in the clad part of a bare optical fiber. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a second cutting edge of the optical fiber connector part of FIG. 1 taken along line FF and cutting only the coating of the optical fiber core wire with the second cutting edge. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the state of assembling shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the cleavage surface of the bare optical fiber of an optical fiber core wire is formed, and only a coating | coated is stripped from an optical fiber core wire. It is a figure which shows the state which inserts the peeled optical fiber core wire into the ferrule which is a connection object, and uses it for connection. It is a figure which shows another embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows another embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows another embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the peeling operation | work in the conventional optical fiber cable.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a preferred embodiment of an optical fiber connector component of the present invention, showing a state of holding an optical fiber core of an optical fiber cable, and FIG. 2 is an optical fiber connector component of the present invention It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a preferable embodiment and an optical fiber cable.
An optical fiber connector component 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes an optical fiber cable gripping portion 9, a first member 11, and a second member 12. The optical fiber connector component 10 is made of a resin material. As the resin material, for example, an epoxy resin or a PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) resin can be adopted. Moreover, as a resin material, you may use what mixed the glass filler in these resins.

  An optical fiber cable 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has an optical fiber core wire 2 and a jacket 3 covering the periphery of the optical fiber core wire 2. The optical fiber core 2 has a bare optical fiber 4 and a coating 5 covering the periphery of the bare optical fiber 4. The optical fiber cable 1 is an optical fiber cable such as a drop cable or an indoor cable, for example, and the jacket 3 covers an optical fiber core wire 2 and a tension member (not shown).

  The optical fiber cable gripping portion 9 is a portion that is gripped by fitting and positioning the jacket 3 of the optical fiber cable 1. The grip portion 9 of the optical fiber cable has a bottom portion 9A, a first side wall portion 9B, and a second side wall portion 9C in order to fit and fix the jacket 3. The bottom portion 9A, the first side wall portion 9B, and the second side wall portion 9C form a groove portion 9K for fitting and holding the jacket 3 of the optical fiber cable 1. What is characteristic is that the grip portion 9 can be finally used as a connecting part of an optical fiber cable.

  The first member 11 and the second member 12 are plate-like members having the same thickness, and are formed along the longitudinal direction L. The first member 11 and the second member 12 are separate members, and the first member 11 is an independent member. On the other hand, the second member 12 is a member formed integrally with the grip portion 9.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first member 11 can sandwich and hold the optical fiber core wire 2 of the optical fiber cable 1 by being overlapped with the second member 12. The first member 11 includes a base portion 15, a tip portion 16 opposite to the base portion 15, and an intermediate portion 16 </ b> M formed between the base portion 15 and the tip portion 16. It is divided into parts.

  The second member 12 has a base portion 17, a tip portion 18 opposite to the base portion 17, and an intermediate portion 18 </ b> M formed between the base portion 17 and the tip portion 18. It is divided into two parts. The base portion 17 of the second member 12 is continuously connected to the end portion 9D of the grip portion 9 of the optical fiber cable, and the grip portion 9 and the second member 12 are integral.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first member 11 has a first bent portion 21 and a second bent portion 22. The first bent portion 21 and the second bent portion 22 divide the distal end portion 16, the intermediate portion 16 </ b> M, and the base portion 15. The 1st bending part 21 and the 2nd bending part 22 are the groove parts for bending and bending which have the substantially V-shaped cross section formed from the surface 23 side. The formation direction of the first bent portion 21 and the second bent portion 22 is a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction L. The first bent portion 21 is formed at a distance S1 from the base portion 15, and the second bent portion 22 is formed at a distance S2 from the base portion 15.

  On the back surface 24 of the first member 11, a first holding groove portion 31 is continuously formed along the longitudinal direction L from the base portion 15 to the tip portion 16. The first holding groove portion 31 has a trapezoidal cross section.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second member 12 has a first cut portion 37 and a second cut portion 38. The first cut portion 37 and the second cut portion 38 divide the tip portion 18, the intermediate portion 17 </ b> M, and the base portion 17. The first cut portion 37 and the second cut portion 38 are groove portions having a substantially V-shaped cross section formed from the back surface 33 side. The formation direction of the first cut portion 37 and the second cut portion 38 is a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction L. The first cut portion 37 is formed at a distance S3 from the base portion 17, and the second cut portion 38 is formed at a distance S4 from the base portion 17. Thereby, the first cut portion 37 is at a position corresponding to the first bent portion 21, and the second cut portion 38 is at a position corresponding to the second bent portion 22.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a second holding groove portion 42 is continuously formed on the surface 34 of the second member 12 along the longitudinal direction. The second holding groove portion 42 has a trapezoidal cross section. Thus, the first holding groove portion 31 and the second holding groove portion 42 form a regular hexagonal cross section by overlapping the first member 11 with the second member 12. As a result, the first holding groove portion 31 and the second holding groove portion 42 hold the outer peripheral surface of the optical fiber core wire 2 securely and easily even if it is a long optical fiber core wire 2. be able to.
A notch 39 is preferably formed on the base 17 side of the second member 12 so that the second member 12 can be folded off from the end 9D of the grip 9 of the optical fiber cable 1. Has been.

  The optical fiber connector component 10 further has a first cutting edge 51 and a second cutting edge 52. The first cutting edge 51 protrudes from the second holding groove portion 42 of the second member 12 and is arranged at a position corresponding to the first cutting portion 37 and the first bent portion 21.

  The second cutting edge 52 protrudes from the first holding groove portion 31 of the first member 11 and is disposed at a position corresponding to the second cut portion 38 and the second bent portion 22. Yes. The first cutting edge 51 is formed on the surface 34 of the second member 12 so as to protrude along the Z1 direction (upward direction). The second cutting edge 52 is formed to protrude along the Z2 direction (downward direction) on the back surface 24 of the first member 11. The first cutting edge 51 and the second cutting edge 52 shown in FIG. 2 are preferably made of a resin material, for example. That is, the first cutting edge 51 is simultaneously formed by integral molding of resin when the second member 12 is formed. Similarly, the second cutting edge 52 is simultaneously formed by integral molding of resin when the first member 11 is formed.

FIG. 3 shows a cross section taken along line GG showing the vicinity of the first cutting edge 51 in the optical fiber connector component 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the coating 5 of the optical fiber core wire 2 and the bare optical fiber 4 are to be cut by the first cutting edge 51.
As shown in FIG. 3, the cross-sectional shape of the first member 11 and the second member 12 is rectangular, and the first holding groove portion 31 and the second holding groove portion 42 are formed of regular hexagonal holding grooves 59. Forming. The outer peripheral surface of the coating 5 of the optical fiber core wire 2 is securely held so as not to move in the holding groove 59. Thereby, even if the 1st member 11 and the 2nd member 12 are the long optical fiber core wires 2, the optical fiber core wire 2 can be easily fixed reliably over the full length.

  As shown in the enlarged portion B of FIG. 3, the first cutting edge 51 is, for example, rectangular, and the width W of the cutting edge 51 </ b> C of the first cutting edge 51 is larger than the diameter d of the coating 5 of the optical fiber core wire 2. It is set large. This is because the cutting edge 51 </ b> C of the first cutting edge 51 can reliably cut a part of the coating 5 over the diameter of the coating 5.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the state where the outer peripheral surface of the coating 5 of the optical fiber core wire 2 is held in the holding groove 59, the height of the cutting edge 51C of the first cutting edge 51 in the Z direction is the optical fiber. In addition to cutting a part of the coating 5 of the core 2, it is set to a value that can cut the cladding portion 4 </ b> C of the bare optical fiber 4. However, the cutting edge 51 </ b> C of the first cutting edge 51 is preferably not cut up to the core portion 4 </ b> B of the bare optical fiber 4. The reason for this is to form a preferred cleavage plane in the bare optical fiber 4.

  FIG. 4 shows that holding the optical fiber 2 in the holding groove 59 causes the cutting edge 51C of the first cutting edge 51 to cut the coating 5 of the optical fiber 2 along the Z1 direction, and It shows that a cut can be made up to the cladding portion 4C.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a cross section taken along line FF showing the vicinity of the second cutting edge 52 in the optical fiber connector component 10 shown in FIG.
The cutting edge 52C of the second cutting edge 52 has a substantially inverted U shape, and cuts only the coating 5 of the optical fiber core wire 2 along the Z2 direction so that the bare optical fiber 4 is not cut at all. It has become. Thus, the state after the first member 11 is stacked on the second member as shown in FIG. 5B from the state before the first member 11 is stacked on the second member as shown in FIG. Then, the cutting edge 52C of the second cutting edge 52 cuts only the coating 5 along the Z2 direction and does not cut the bare optical fiber 4 at all. As a result, only the coating 5 can be peeled off from the optical fiber core wire 2 and removed.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 6 to 8, a cleavage plane is formed in the bare optical fiber 4 of the optical fiber core 2 of the optical fiber cable 1 using the optical fiber connector component 10, and the optical fiber core 2. An optical fiber stripping method for stripping only the coating 5 and exposing the bare optical fiber 4 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 (A) to 6 (B), the operator fits the optical fiber core wire 2 of the optical fiber cable 1 into the second holding groove portion 42 of the second member 12, and the outer cover 3. Is inserted into the groove 9K of the gripping part 9 and is securely gripped.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 6B to 6C, the operator superimposes the first member 11 on the second member 12. Thereby, the outer peripheral surface of the coating 5 of the optical fiber core wire 2 shown in FIG. 2 is held by the first holding groove portion 31 and the second holding groove portion 42. Thereby, the optical fiber core wire 2 can be reliably and easily fixed to the second member 12 so as not to move along the longitudinal direction L. In addition, the jacket 3 of the optical fiber cable 1 can be fixed by the grip portion 9 so as not to move in the longitudinal direction L. In this state, the distal end portion 2S of the optical fiber core wire 2 protrudes from the second holding groove portion 42 of the second member 12 by a predetermined length.

  Next, the operator holds the distal end portion 16 of the first member 11 and the distal end portion 18 side of the second member 12 shown in FIG. 16 and the distal end portion 18 of the second member 12 can be bent and separated from the intermediate portion 16M of the first member 11 and the intermediate portion 18M of the second member 12 at the first bent portion 21 and the first cut portion 37. .

  As described above, when the distal end portion 16 and the distal end portion 18 are separated, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first cutting edge 51 cuts the coating 5 of the optical fiber core wire 2, and the bare optical fiber 4. A cut can be made in the cladding portion 4C. Therefore, when the distal end portion 16 and the distal end portion 18 are separated, as shown in FIG. 7, the coating 5 of the optical fiber core wire 2 and the bare optical fiber 4 are cut, and the end face of the bare optical fiber 4 has a good mirror surface. It becomes the cleavage plane 4R of a state.

When the tip portions 16 and 18 shown in FIG. 6C are bent and separated from the intermediate portions 16M and 18M, the intermediate portions 16M and 18M and the base portions 15 and 17 still remain as shown in FIG. 7A. Yes.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, the operator bends the intermediate portion 16M of the first member 11 and the intermediate portion 18M of the second member 12 in the P1 direction, as shown in FIG. 7B. The intermediate portion 16M of the first member 11 and the intermediate portion 18M of the second member 12 are located at the second bent portion 22 and the second cut portion 38 from the base portion 15 of the first member 11 and the base portion 17 of the second member 12. Can be folded and separated. Thus, when the intermediate portions 16M and 18M are cut off, the second cutting edge 52 cuts only the coating 5 of the optical fiber core 2 as shown in FIG. Only the coating 5 can be peeled off from the bare optical fiber 4 and removed.

Thereafter, the operator removes the remaining base portion 15 of the first member 11 shown in FIG. 7B from the base portion 17 of the second member 12 and removes the base portion 17 of the second member 12 in the P2 direction at the notch portion 39. By bending, only the grip 9 remains.
The coating 5 of the optical fiber core wire 2 remains in the region where the base portions 15 and 17 are removed from the grip portion 9. The bare optical fiber 4 of the optical fiber 2 is cut to a predetermined length by cutting as necessary, and as shown in FIGS. 7C and 8, the bare optical fiber 4 in the ferrule 81 of the optical fiber connector 80 is used. Optically connected to the optical fiber 82 by end face bonding. In this way, the grip portion 9 can be used as it is as an optical connector component.

  As a result, the cleavage surface of the bare optical fiber can be easily obtained at the connection site, and the bare optical fiber can be easily exposed from the optical fiber core, and can be used as it is as an optical fiber connection component. The optical fiber connection work can be easily performed.

An optical fiber cable 90 to be connected is connected to the optical fiber connector 80 shown in FIGS. 7C and 8. The optical fiber cable 90 and the optical fiber cable 1 are connected by the optical fiber connector 80. The direction is changed by 90 degrees.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 9, the optical fiber cable 90 and the optical fiber cable 1 can be connected on a straight line by an optical fiber connector 80B.

By the way, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various modified example is employable.
As shown in FIG. 1, the first bent portion 21 and the second bent portion 22 of the first member 11 and the first cut portion 37 and the second cut portion 38 of the second member 12 are groove portions having a V-shaped cross section. For example, other shapes such as a groove portion having a U-shaped cross section may be used.

The first cutting edge 51 and the second cutting edge 52 can reduce the number of parts if they are formed by integral molding with resin. However, the first cutting edge 51 and the second cutting edge 52 are made of different members and are first. You may fix to a member or a 2nd member by adhesion | attachment, for example.
Both the first cutting edge 51 and the second cutting edge 52 may be formed on the first member 11, or both may be formed on the second member 12.
10 and 11 show another embodiment of the present invention.
In the embodiment of FIG. 10, the two bent portions 21R are formed in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first component 11R. Two cut portions 37R are formed in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the second component 12R.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 11, one bent portion 21S is formed over the entire outer periphery along a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first component 11R. Two cut portions 37R are formed in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the second component 12R. In the embodiment of FIG. 11, the bending direction of the first component 11R and the second component 12R may be arbitrary, and may be bent by twisting.

  The material of the blade for forming the bent portion 21R, the cut portion 37R, and the bent portion 21S is not limited to the molded body blade. For example, it can be formed of zirconia or metal (superhard material). For example, when the blade is made of a material other than zirconia or metal (superhard material), it can be made by insert molding, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Optical fiber cable 2 Optical fiber core wire 3 Jacket | cover 4 Bare optical fiber 5 Coating | cover 9 Grasping part 10 Optical fiber connector part 11 1st part 12 2nd part 15 Base of 1st member 16 Tip part of 1st member 16M 1st Intermediate portion of member 17 Base portion of second member 18 Tip portion of second member 18M Intermediate portion of second member 21 First bent portion 22 Second bent portion 31 First holding groove portion 32 Second holding groove portion 37 First cut Part 38 Second cut part 51 First cutting edge 52 Second cutting edge

Claims (13)

A gripping part for gripping the jacket of the optical fiber cable;
A first member having a first holding groove portion for holding the optical fiber core wire from which the jacket is removed from the optical fiber cable;
A second holding groove portion that holds the optical fiber core wire at a position corresponding to the first holding groove portion, and the first holding member is overlapped with the first holding groove portion. A second member formed on the gripping part so as to be removable from the gripping part by holding and bending the optical fiber core wire by two holding groove parts;
The first member includes a tip portion, a base portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the tip portion and the base portion, and the second member is disposed between the tip portion, the base portion, the tip portion, and the base portion. An intermediate portion arranged,
When the front end portion of the first member and the front end portion of the second member are bent and removed from the intermediate portion of the first member and the intermediate portion of the second member, the optical fiber core wire is removed. A first cutting edge to be cut;
When the intermediate portion of the first member and the intermediate portion of the second member are removed by bending from the base portion of the first member and the base portion of the second member, only the covering of the optical fiber core wire is removed. And a second cutting edge for cutting off only the coating from the bare optical fiber. The first member and the second member are plate-like members, the first holding groove portion is formed along the longitudinal direction of the first member, and the second holding groove portion is formed on the second member. The optical fiber connector component according to claim 1, wherein the optical fiber connector component is formed along a longitudinal direction. The first member has a first bent portion for bending and removing the distal end portion from the intermediate portion, and a second bent portion for bending and removing the intermediate portion from the base portion,
The second member has a first cut portion for bending and removing the distal end portion from the intermediate portion, and a second cut portion for bending and removing the intermediate portion from the base portion. The optical fiber connector part according to claim 1 or 2. The first cutting edge is integrally formed in the second member, and the second cutting edge is integrally formed in the first member. The optical fiber connector component according to one item. 5. The optical fiber connector component according to claim 4, wherein the first cutting edge is set to a height at which a cut is made in the coating of the optical fiber core and the cladding portion of the bare optical fiber. The optical fiber connector component according to claim 4, wherein the second cutting edge has a U shape so as to cut only the coating of the optical fiber core wire. The optical fiber connector component according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the optical fiber connector component is formed of a resin. The optical fiber connector component according to claim 7, further comprising: a notch for removing the base from the grip portion by bending the base of the second member. The first holding groove portion and the second holding groove portion are formed with a holding groove having a hexagonal cross section in order to hold the optical fiber core wire therebetween. The optical fiber connector part described. Grip the jacket of the optical fiber cable with the gripping part,
An optical fiber in which the jacket is removed from the optical fiber cable by the first holding groove portion of the first member and the second holding groove portion of the second member by overlapping the first member and the second member. Hold the core wire,
When the distal end portion of the first member and the distal end portion of the second member are removed from the intermediate portion of the first member and the intermediate portion of the second member by bending, the optical fiber core wire is removed by a first cutting edge. Cut and
When the intermediate portion of the first member and the intermediate portion of the second member are removed by bending from the base portion of the first member and the base portion of the second member, the optical fiber core wire is removed by a second cutting edge. Cut only the coating of the bare optical fiber and cut only the coating,
An optical fiber stripping method, wherein the base portion of the second member is removed from the grip portion by bending. The first member has a first bent portion for bending and removing the distal end portion from the intermediate portion, and a second bent portion for bending and removing the intermediate portion from the base portion,
The second member has a first cut portion for bending and removing the distal end portion from the intermediate portion, and a second cut portion for bending and removing the intermediate portion from the base portion. The optical fiber stripping method according to claim 10. The optical fiber stripping method according to claim 11, wherein the first cutting edge is set to a height at which a cut is made in the coating of the optical fiber core and a cladding portion of the bare optical fiber. . The optical fiber stripping method according to claim 12, wherein the second cutting edge has a U-shape so as to cut only the coating of the optical fiber core wire.

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