JPH01117206A - Transmission medium for optical signal and electric signal - Google Patents

Transmission medium for optical signal and electric signal

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JPH01117206A
JPH01117206A JP62272989A JP27298987A JPH01117206A JP H01117206 A JPH01117206 A JP H01117206A JP 62272989 A JP62272989 A JP 62272989A JP 27298987 A JP27298987 A JP 27298987A JP H01117206 A JPH01117206 A JP H01117206A
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optical fiber
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Kuniyuki Eguchi
州志 江口
Seikichi Tanno
丹野 清吉
Yukio Shimazaki
嶋崎 行雄
Takeyoshi Takuma
詫摩 勇悦
Noriaki Takeya
竹谷 則明
Hideki Asano
秀樹 浅野
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Hitachi Cable Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to transmit optical-signals and electric signals simultaneously and in parallel by furnishing a conductor at the interface and/or inside of a coverage member and/or a buffer member and/or reinforcement member, of a photo-fiber. CONSTITUTION:A clad member 2 is furnished on a core 1 of an optical fiber, over which a coverage layer 3 is formed. Inside the coverage layer 3, a conductive wire 4 is installed. Such a transmission medium is made by inserting a conductive wire 8 with the diameter 0.1mm at a time when a coverage resin 6 is formed by a covering device 7, after the basic material 5 in the optical fiber is wiredrawing-processed, and then wound by a bobbin 9. In such a composition, the transmission medium can carry out the transmission of optical signals by the core 1 of the optical fiber, and the transmission of electric signals by the conductive wire 4.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は光ファイバと導電体を同時に用いた情報系の伝
送媒体に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information transmission medium that uses an optical fiber and a conductor at the same time.

(従来の技術〕 近年、光ファイバを用いる通信や計測方式が。(Conventional technology) In recent years, communication and measurement methods using optical fibers have become popular.

高速で多量の情報を伝送することができること。Being able to transmit large amounts of information at high speed.

′ff1磁誘導の影響を受けないことなどの特徴を有す
るために急速に発展している。しかし、光フアイバ方式
は光による信号の伝送を行う際に、現在のところ、光/
電気、電気/光変換機が必要となる。
It is rapidly developing because it has characteristics such as not being affected by 'ff1 magnetic induction. However, the optical fiber method currently uses optical/
Electricity and an electric/light converter are required.

また、光フアイバ通信の信頼性、安全性を向上させるた
めのバックアップ的な意味合いなどから1部電気信号の
伝送が必要となる。さらに光センサを用いる計測分野な
どでは、光センサによって検出された情報とそれを制御
する情報の伝送を別々にする場合もあり、特に後者では
電気信号を用いた方が便利なことが多い0以上のように
、光ファイバにより光信号の伝送と並列に電気信号の伝
送を行う場合があると考えられる。そのため、最も簡単
な方法として、光ファイバと並列に導線を配設すること
が行なわれるが、この方法では伝送路の構成が複雑にな
る。また、光ファイバと電線の対応をとるための作業が
煩雑となり、コストの高いものとなる。これを改善する
方法として光ファイバの外周に導体薄膜を被覆したもの
や光ファイバの中心に導体芯線が設けられた情報伝送媒
体が特開昭61−272709号に提案された。
In addition, it is necessary to partially transmit electric signals for backup purposes to improve the reliability and safety of optical fiber communication. Furthermore, in measurement fields that use optical sensors, the information detected by the optical sensor and the information that controls it may be transmitted separately, and in the latter case it is often more convenient to use electrical signals. It is considered that there are cases in which electrical signals are transmitted in parallel with optical signal transmission using optical fibers, as in the example shown in FIG. Therefore, the simplest method is to arrange a conducting wire in parallel with the optical fiber, but this method requires a complicated configuration of the transmission line. Furthermore, the work required to match the optical fibers and electric wires becomes complicated, resulting in high costs. As a method for improving this, an information transmission medium in which the outer periphery of an optical fiber is coated with a conductive thin film or a conductor core wire is provided in the center of the optical fiber was proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-272709.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

上記従来技術は導体被覆を形成するための工程が新たに
必要となる事や、導体被膜によって伝送される電気信号
の処理機器系について配慮がなされていなかった。また
、光フアイバ中心部に導体芯線を設けた場合、光損失が
大きくなるなどの問題があった。
The above-mentioned conventional technology requires a new process for forming the conductor coating, and does not take into account the processing equipment system for electrical signals transmitted by the conductor coating. Further, when a conductor core wire is provided at the center of the optical fiber, there are problems such as increased optical loss.

本発明の目的は一本の光ファイバで光信号の伝送と共に
電気信号の伝送を可能にするとともに、伝送体の構成を
簡略化できる多目的の伝送媒体を提供することにある。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a multipurpose transmission medium that allows transmission of optical signals as well as electrical signals using a single optical fiber, and that can simplify the configuration of the transmission body.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕[Means for solving problems]

上記目的は、導電体を光ファイバの被覆材および/また
は緩衝材および/または補強材の界面および/または内
部に1本ないし2本以上の多数本を設けることにより、
達成される。
The above object can be achieved by providing a large number of one or more conductors at the interface and/or inside of the coating material and/or buffer material and/or reinforcing material of the optical fiber.
achieved.

〔作用〕[Effect]

光ファイバの被覆材および/または緩衝材および/また
は補強材の内部に設けた導電体は光信号に関係する電気
信号を伝送するために用いることができる。また、導電
体は1本だけでなく、多数本設けることができるため、
それぞれ異なった電気信号を同時に伝送することも可能
となる。本発明における導電線の形状としては取り扱い
やすさの点から薄膜以外のものならなんでも構わないが
、経済性を考慮すると導電線が好ましい。導電体の大き
さは被覆材および/または補強材の厚さに応じて選択す
ることができるが、径が数μm−数craのものである
。導電体の種類としては銅、アルミニウムなどの金属に
限らず、導電性高分子などの有機物を用いることも可能
である。
Electrical conductors within the optical fiber jacket and/or buffer and/or reinforcement can be used to transmit electrical signals related to optical signals. In addition, since it is possible to provide not only one conductor but many conductors,
It also becomes possible to transmit different electrical signals simultaneously. The shape of the conductive wire in the present invention may be any shape other than a thin film from the point of view of ease of handling, but from the viewpoint of economy, a conductive wire is preferable. The size of the conductor can be selected depending on the thickness of the covering material and/or the reinforcing material, but the diameter is several μm to several cra. The type of conductor is not limited to metals such as copper and aluminum, but it is also possible to use organic substances such as conductive polymers.

導電体は被覆材および/または補強材のあらゆる場所に
設けることができ、光ファイバのクラッドと被覆材、緩
衝材または補強材の界面に埋設されても問題ない。
The conductor can be provided anywhere in the coating material and/or the reinforcing material, and there is no problem even if it is embedded at the interface between the cladding of the optical fiber and the coating material, buffer material, or reinforcing material.

本発明において、導電体を被覆材および/または緩衝材
および/または補強材内部に設ける方法としては例えば
次のようなことが行われる。
In the present invention, as a method for providing the conductor inside the covering material and/or the cushioning material and/or the reinforcing material, for example, the following method is performed.

ガラス・石英製光ファイバの外側には一次被覆層、緩衝
層、二次被覆層が形成されるので、それぞれの層の形成
時に、同時に導電線を挿入して光ファイバ線を製造する
0例えば、送り出しボビンによって送り出された光ファ
イバは、導電線とともに被覆用材料を溶融した押出し機
内を通した後、冷却槽を通過し線径を測定して巻き取り
ボビンで巻き取る。また、光ファイバをケーブル化する
際。
A primary coating layer, a buffer layer, and a secondary coating layer are formed on the outside of a glass/quartz optical fiber, so when each layer is formed, a conductive wire is inserted at the same time to manufacture an optical fiber.For example, The optical fiber sent out by the sending bobbin passes through an extruder in which a coating material is melted together with the conductive wire, passes through a cooling tank, measures the wire diameter, and winds it up with a winding bobbin. Also, when converting optical fiber into cables.

緩衝材に導電線を挿入しながらより合わせて光フアイバ
伝送体とすることもできる。プラスチック光ファイバで
は、クラッド層の外側に被覆材層または補強材層を形成
するが、前記と同様に被覆材料または補強材料を溶融し
、押出し成形する際に、導電線を挿入して成形すること
ができる。また、熱収縮チューブ内に光ファイバと導電
線を同時に挿入した後、加熱しながらチューブを収縮さ
せ光ファイバと導電線を一体化させた伝送媒体を得るこ
とも可能である。このように本発明はガラス・石英製光
ファイバにもプラスチック光ファイバにも適用が可能で
ある。
It is also possible to form an optical fiber transmission body by inserting conductive wires into the cushioning material and twisting them together. In plastic optical fibers, a covering material layer or a reinforcing material layer is formed on the outside of the cladding layer, but when the covering material or reinforcing material is melted and extruded as described above, conductive wires are inserted and molded. Can be done. It is also possible to simultaneously insert an optical fiber and a conductive wire into a heat-shrinkable tube and then shrink the tube while heating to obtain a transmission medium in which the optical fiber and conductive wire are integrated. In this way, the present invention can be applied to both glass/quartz optical fibers and plastic optical fibers.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下本発明の詳細な説明する。 The present invention will be explained in detail below.

実施例1 第1図は本実施例の光信号と電気信号の伝送媒体の断面
図を示す。図中の1は光ファイバのコア、2はそのクラ
ッドであり、3は被覆層、4は被覆層内部に設けられた
導電線である。この伝送媒体は第2図に示すように、光
ファイバ内母材5を線引後、被覆用樹脂6を被覆装置7
で被覆する時に、同時に径が0.1mmの導電線8を挿
入し1巻き取りボビン9で巻き取って得た。巳の実施例
による伝送媒体は光ファイバのコア部1によって光信号
の伝送を行い、導電線4によって電気信号の伝送を行う
ことができる。この時、導電線4によって伝送する電気
信号は制御信号であっても、給電用の電源電圧のどちら
であっても良い。
Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a transmission medium for optical signals and electrical signals in this embodiment. In the figure, 1 is the core of the optical fiber, 2 is its cladding, 3 is a coating layer, and 4 is a conductive wire provided inside the coating layer. As shown in FIG. 2, this transmission medium is manufactured by drawing a base material 5 in an optical fiber and applying a coating resin 6 to a coating device 7.
At the time of coating, a conductive wire 8 having a diameter of 0.1 mm was simultaneously inserted and wound up with a bobbin 9 for one winding. The transmission medium according to the Snake embodiment can transmit optical signals through the optical fiber core 1 and transmit electrical signals through the conductive wire 4. At this time, the electrical signal transmitted by the conductive wire 4 may be either a control signal or a power supply voltage for power supply.

実施例2 第3図は光ファイバの二次被覆層内に導電線が多数本設
けられた本実施例の光信号と電気信号の伝送媒体の断面
図である。図中の10が光ファイバ、11は一次被覆層
、12は緩衝層、13が二次被覆層である。この伝送媒
体は第4図に示すように、−次被覆と緩衝層を形成した
光ファイバを送り出しボビン14によって押出し機15
に導電線4とともに送り出し、そこで二次波rIi層を
形成する溶融されたナイロン樹脂とともに押出し成形し
た後、冷却槽15を通過し、巻り取りボビンで巻き取っ
て得た。
Embodiment 2 FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a transmission medium for optical signals and electrical signals according to this embodiment, in which a large number of conductive wires are provided in the secondary coating layer of an optical fiber. In the figure, 10 is an optical fiber, 11 is a primary coating layer, 12 is a buffer layer, and 13 is a secondary coating layer. As shown in FIG.
After being extruded there together with the molten nylon resin forming the secondary wave rIi layer, it passed through a cooling tank 15 and was wound up with a winding bobbin.

実施例3 第5図は光フアイバケーブルのft1衝材中に導電線が
多数本設けられた本実施例の光信号と電圧信号の伝送媒
体の断面図である。図中の17が光フアイバ心線、18
はテンションメンバ、19が緩衝材、20が押え巻テー
プである。この伝送媒体は第6図に示すように、二次波
rIi層まで形成した光フアイバ心線17と電導線4を
、テンションメンバ18を中心に緩衝材とともに挿入し
、より合せた後、押え巻テープ20を巻きながらドラム
で巻き取って得た。
Embodiment 3 FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a transmission medium for optical signals and voltage signals according to this embodiment, in which a large number of conductive wires are provided in the ft1 reinforcement of an optical fiber cable. 17 in the figure is optical fiber core wire, 18
1 is a tension member, 19 is a cushioning material, and 20 is a presser tape. As shown in FIG. 6, this transmission medium is made by inserting the optical fiber core 17 and the conductive wire 4, which have been formed up to the secondary wave rIi layer, together with a cushioning material around the tension member 18, twisting them together, and then pressing and winding them. It was obtained by winding tape 20 on a drum.

実施例4 第7図はプラスチック光ファイバと補強材の界面に導電
線が設けられた本実施例の光信号と電気信号の伝送媒体
の断面図である。図中の21が補強剤である。この伝送
媒体はコアとクラッドを有する径が1.0mm+のプラ
スチック光ファイバと径がQ、2mmの導電線4を補強
材となるべき熱収縮チューブ内に挿入して、末端から順
次80〜120℃で加熱しながらチューブを収縮させて
得た。
Embodiment 4 FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a transmission medium for optical signals and electrical signals according to this embodiment, in which a conductive wire is provided at the interface between a plastic optical fiber and a reinforcing material. 21 in the figure is a reinforcing agent. This transmission medium is made by inserting a plastic optical fiber with a diameter of 1.0 mm + having a core and a cladding, a conductive wire 4 with a diameter of Q and 2 mm into a heat-shrinkable tube that serves as a reinforcing material, and heating the fiber to 80 to 120 degrees Celsius sequentially from the end. It was obtained by shrinking the tube while heating.

実施例5 第8図はプラスチック光ファイバとその補強材の内部に
多数本の導電線が設けられた本実施例の光信号と電圧信
号の伝送媒体の断面図である。この伝送媒体は第4図と
同じような方法で、径がIIIIIのプラスチック光フ
ァイバと導電線を押出機に送り出し、そこで補強材とな
るべきカーボン入りの溶融ポリエチレンとともに押出し
成形した後、冷却してボビンに巻き取って得た。
Embodiment 5 FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a transmission medium for optical signals and voltage signals according to this embodiment, in which a large number of conductive wires are provided inside a plastic optical fiber and its reinforcing material. This transmission medium is created using a method similar to that shown in Figure 4, in which a plastic optical fiber with a diameter of III and a conductive wire are fed into an extruder, where they are extruded together with molten polyethylene containing carbon to serve as a reinforcing material, and then cooled. It was obtained by winding it onto a bobbin.

実施例6 第9図は本実施例の光信号と電気信号の伝送媒体の断面
図を示す1図中の21は円形以外の任意の形状を有する
導電体である。この伝送媒体は実施例5と同様な方法で
得た。導電体5は任意の形状を有するため、受信・発信
側の制御用電気機器の設計が容易となる。
Embodiment 6 FIG. 9 shows a cross-sectional view of a transmission medium for optical signals and electrical signals according to this embodiment. Reference numeral 21 in FIG. 1 is a conductor having any shape other than a circle. This transmission medium was obtained in the same manner as in Example 5. Since the conductor 5 has an arbitrary shape, it becomes easy to design the control electrical equipment on the receiving and transmitting sides.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

本発明によって、光信号と電気信号を同時に、かつ並列
して伝送することが可能となった。また、電気信号の伝
送は1通常の導電線で行えるため、従来の電気機器がそ
のまま用いることができ、さらにコネクタなどによる接
続も極めて容易となる。
The present invention has made it possible to transmit optical signals and electrical signals simultaneously and in parallel. Further, since electrical signals can be transmitted using a single ordinary conductive wire, conventional electrical equipment can be used as is, and furthermore, connection using a connector or the like is extremely easy.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明の実施例1による伝送媒体の断面図、第
2図は本発明の実施例1による伝送媒体の製造方法を示
す図、第3図は本発明の実施例2による伝送媒体の断面
図、第4図は本発明の実施例2による伝送媒体の製造方
法を示す図、第5図は本発明の実施例3による伝送媒体
の断面図、第6図は本発明の実施例3による伝送媒体の
製造方法を示す図、第7図は本発明の実施例4による伝
送媒体の断面図、第8図は本発明の実施例5による伝送
媒体の断面図、第9図は本発明の実施例6による伝送媒
体の断面図である。 1・・・光ファイバのコア、2・・・光ファイバのクラ
ッド、3・・・被覆層、4・・・導電線、5・・・光フ
アイバ母材、6・・・被覆用樹脂、7・・・被覆装置、
8・・・導電線、9・・・巻き取りボビン、10・・・
光ファイバ、11・・・−次被覆層、12・・・緩衝層
、13・・・二次被覆層。 14・・・送り出しボビン、15・・・押し出し機、1
6・・・冷却層、17・・・光フアイバ心線、18・・
・テンションメンバ、19・・・緩衝材、20・・・押
え巻テープ。 21・・・補強材、22・・・導電体。 躬S図 L 1[ 午 ゝ1
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a transmission medium according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a method of manufacturing a transmission medium according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a transmission medium according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 4 is a diagram showing a method of manufacturing a transmission medium according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a transmission medium according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a transmission medium according to Example 4 of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a transmission medium according to Example 5 of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a transmission medium according to Example 5 of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a transmission medium according to a sixth embodiment of the invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Core of optical fiber, 2... Clad of optical fiber, 3... Coating layer, 4... Conductive wire, 5... Optical fiber base material, 6... Resin for coating, 7・・・Coating device,
8... Conductive wire, 9... Winding bobbin, 10...
Optical fiber, 11... Secondary coating layer, 12... Buffer layer, 13... Secondary coating layer. 14... Delivery bobbin, 15... Extruder, 1
6... Cooling layer, 17... Optical fiber core wire, 18...
- Tension member, 19...Cushioning material, 20...Pressure winding tape. 21... Reinforcement material, 22... Electric conductor.躬S 图L 1 [ 小 ゝ 1

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1、光ファイバの被覆材および/または緩衝材および/
または補強材の界面および/または内部に導電体を設け
たことを特徴とする光信号と電気信号の伝送媒体。 2、該導電体が導電線である特許請求の範囲第1項記載
の光信号と電気信号の伝送媒体。
[Claims] 1. Optical fiber coating material and/or buffer material and/or
Alternatively, a transmission medium for optical signals and electric signals, characterized in that a conductor is provided at the interface and/or inside the reinforcing material. 2. The optical signal and electrical signal transmission medium according to claim 1, wherein the conductor is a conductive wire.
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