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JPH0584483B2
JPH0584483B2 JP59169087A JP16908784A JPH0584483B2 JP H0584483 B2 JPH0584483 B2 JP H0584483B2 JP 59169087 A JP59169087 A JP 59169087A JP 16908784 A JP16908784 A JP 16908784A JP H0584483 B2 JPH0584483 B2 JP H0584483B2
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Prior art keywords
fiber core
optical fiber
coating
tio
colored nylon
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JP59169087A
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JPS6146914A (en
Inventor
Osamu Shimizu
Yoshio Kumazawa
Masahiko Saegusa
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SWCC Corp
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Showa Electric Wire and Cable Co
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Priority to JP59169087A priority Critical patent/JPS6146914A/en
Publication of JPS6146914A publication Critical patent/JPS6146914A/en
Publication of JPH0584483B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0584483B2/ja
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

〔発明の技術分野〕 本発明は、低温での伝送特性および端末におけ
るフアイバコアの突き出しの改善された光フアイ
バ心線に関する。 〔発明の技術的背景とその問題点〕 従来から、多心の光フアイバケーブルには、フ
アイバコア上にシリコーン系一次被覆を介して着
色ナイロン被覆を施してなる光フアイバ心線が用
いられている。 この種の光フアイバ心線における着色ナイロン
被覆は、無機系あるいは有機系の顔料を高濃度で
含有させたカラーマスターバツチをナイロンチツ
プ中に混合し、これを押出機中で混練してフアイ
バコア上に押出被覆することにより形成されてい
た。 これらの顔料の内、無機顔料、特にカドミウム
系の無機顔料は隠蔽力が大きく、鮮明な色調が得
られるという利点があるが、その廃棄物は、土壌
を汚染し公害を引き起こすという問題がある。 また有機系の顔料は鮮明な色調と大きな着色力
が得られる利点を有するが、隠蔽力が小さいとい
う難点があり、このためTiO2(チタンホワイト)
を併用して隠蔽力を高くすることが行われてい
る。また、TiO2を添加することにより明るい色
相を得ることができ隠蔽力を必要としない場合で
も目的とする色相を得るためにTiO2を使用せざ
るを得ない場合が多い。 しかしながら、このような有機顔料とTiO2
を併用した着色ナイロン被覆においては、その長
さ方向の残留応力が大きく、低温での伝送損失が
増加し、かつ端末で突き出し現象が起こり、コネ
クタ部や接続部において断線等を生じやすいとい
う難点があつた。 〔発明の目的〕 本発明者等は、このような従来の難点を解消す
べく研究を進めたところ、有機顔料とTiO2とを
併用した着色ナイロン被覆の長さ方向の残留応力
がTiO2に起因し、従つてこれを減量することに
より上記欠点が解消することを見出した。 本発明はかかる知見に基づいてなされたもの
で、廃棄物による土壌汚染等の問題がなく、しか
も長さ方向の残留応力がなく、従つて低温での伝
送損失の増加や端末におけるフアイバコアの突き
出し現象の改善された光フアイバ心線を提供する
ことを目的とする。 〔発明の概要〕 すなわち本発明の光フアイバ心線は、フアイバ
コアの外周に着色ナイロン被覆を施してなる光フ
アイバ心線において、前記着色ナイロン被覆が有
機顔料とともに0.1〜0.5%のTiO2を含有してなる
ことを特徴としている。 本発明に使用するTiO2の配合量は0.1〜0.5%、
好ましくは0.1〜0.3%が適当である。配合量が0.1
%より少ないと隠蔽力が不十分となり、また0.5
%を越えると光フアイバ心線の長さ方向の着色ナ
イロン被覆の残留応力が大きくなるので好ましく
ない。 また、本発明に使用する有機顔料の配合量は、
目的とする色相を得るために自由に選択すること
ができる。 〔発明の実施例〕 以下本発明の実施例について説明する。 ベースナイロンとしてナイロン12を使用し、
第1表および第2表の配合でカラーマスターバツ
チを製造した。なお、表中の数字は配合量(重量
%)である。
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an optical fiber core with improved transmission characteristics at low temperatures and protrusion of the fiber core at the terminal. [Technical Background of the Invention and Problems Therewith] Conventionally, multi-core optical fiber cables have used optical fiber cores in which a colored nylon coating is applied on a fiber core via a silicone-based primary coating. Colored nylon coating on this type of optical fiber core is achieved by mixing a color masterbatch containing a high concentration of inorganic or organic pigments into nylon chips, and kneading this in an extruder to coat the fiber core. It was formed by extrusion coating. Among these pigments, inorganic pigments, especially cadmium-based inorganic pigments, have the advantage of having a large hiding power and providing clear color tones, but their wastes have the problem of contaminating the soil and causing pollution. Furthermore, organic pigments have the advantage of providing clear color tones and high coloring power, but they have the disadvantage of low hiding power, and for this reason TiO 2 (Titanium White)
It is being used in combination to increase concealment power. Furthermore, even if a bright hue can be obtained by adding TiO 2 and hiding power is not required, TiO 2 must often be used to obtain the desired hue. However, in colored nylon coatings that use organic pigments and TiO 2 in combination, residual stress in the longitudinal direction is large, transmission loss increases at low temperatures, and protrusion occurs at the terminals, causing damage to connectors and The problem was that disconnections were likely to occur at the connections. [Purpose of the Invention] The present inventors conducted research to solve these conventional difficulties, and found that the residual stress in the longitudinal direction of a colored nylon coating that uses both an organic pigment and TiO 2 Therefore, it has been found that by reducing the amount thereof, the above-mentioned disadvantages can be overcome. The present invention was made based on such knowledge, and there is no problem such as soil contamination due to waste, and there is no residual stress in the longitudinal direction, and therefore there is no increase in transmission loss at low temperatures and the protrusion of the fiber core at the terminal. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an improved optical fiber core. [Summary of the Invention] That is, the optical fiber core wire of the present invention is an optical fiber core wire in which a colored nylon coating is applied to the outer periphery of a fiber core, and the colored nylon coating contains 0.1 to 0.5% TiO 2 together with an organic pigment. It is characterized by being The amount of TiO 2 used in the present invention is 0.1 to 0.5%,
Preferably, 0.1 to 0.3% is appropriate. The blending amount is 0.1
If it is less than 0.5%, the concealing power will be insufficient.
%, the residual stress in the colored nylon coating in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber becomes large, which is not preferable. In addition, the amount of organic pigment used in the present invention is as follows:
It can be freely selected to obtain the desired hue. [Embodiments of the Invention] Examples of the present invention will be described below. Using nylon 12 as the base nylon,
Color masterbatches were manufactured using the formulations shown in Tables 1 and 2. Note that the numbers in the table are the blending amounts (% by weight).

【表】【table】

【表】 次にコア径50μm、クラツド径125μmのGI型フ
アイバコア上にシリコーン系一次被覆を被覆し、
この上に前記のカラーマスターバツチをナイロン
12のチツプ中に5%混合して押出機のホツパー
に供給し、ヘツド温度250℃、押出し線速100m/
分で被覆厚さ0.25mmとなるように押出し被覆し徐
冷しながら巻取ボビンに巻き取つた。 図面はこのようにして得られた光フアイバ心線
の拡大斜視図であり、1はフアイバコア、2はシ
リコーン系一次被覆、3は着色ナイロン被覆を示
す。この光フアイバ心線の光伝送損失は1.3μmの
波長で約0.5dB/Kmであつた。 次にこのようにして得られた各種の光フアイバ
心線各500mを、束取りの状態でヒートサイクル
層に入れ、20℃→(1時間)→60℃(1.5時間持
続)→(1時間)→20℃(0.5時間持続)→(1
時間)→−20℃(1.5時間)→(1時間)→20℃
(0.5時間持続)→のヒートサイクルを10サイクル
かけ、その間伝送損失を測定して低温時の最大伝
送損失増加を求めた。またヒートサイクル後の光
フアイバ心線の突き出し量を求めた。その結果を
第3表中に示す。
[Table] Next, a silicone primary coating was applied to the GI type fiber core with a core diameter of 50 μm and a cladding diameter of 125 μm.
On top of this, 5% of the color masterbatch was mixed in nylon 12 chips and supplied to the hopper of an extruder, at a head temperature of 250°C and an extrusion line speed of 100 m/min.
The material was extruded and coated to a coating thickness of 0.25 mm in 10 minutes, and then wound onto a winding bobbin while being slowly cooled. The drawing is an enlarged perspective view of the optical fiber core obtained in this manner, and 1 shows the fiber core, 2 shows the silicone-based primary coating, and 3 shows the colored nylon coating. The optical transmission loss of this optical fiber was approximately 0.5 dB/Km at a wavelength of 1.3 μm. Next, each 500 m of each of the various optical fiber cores obtained in this way was put into a heat cycle layer in a bundled state, and the cycle was repeated at 20°C → (1 hour) → 60°C (lasted for 1.5 hours) → (1 hour). →20℃(lasts for 0.5 hours)→(1
time) → -20℃ (1.5 hours) → (1 hour) → 20℃
The heat cycle (lasting 0.5 hours) → was applied for 10 cycles, and the transmission loss was measured during that time to determine the maximum increase in transmission loss at low temperatures. In addition, the amount of protrusion of the optical fiber core wire after the heat cycle was determined. The results are shown in Table 3.

【表】【table】

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上の実施例からも明らかなように、着色ナイ
ロン被覆心線の低温時における伝送損失増加が小
さく、また端末における突き出し現象もなく、優
れた特性を有している。
As is clear from the above examples, the colored nylon-coated core wire has excellent characteristics, with a small increase in transmission loss at low temperatures and no protrusion phenomenon at the terminals.

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

図面は本発明の光フアイバ心線の拡大斜視図で
ある。 1…フアイバコア、2…シリコーン系一次被
覆、3…着色ナイロン被覆。
The drawing is an enlarged perspective view of the optical fiber core of the present invention. 1... Fiber core, 2... Silicone primary coating, 3... Colored nylon coating.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1 フアイバコアの外周に着色ナイロン被覆を施
してなる光フアイバ心線において、前記着色ナイ
ロン被覆が有機顔料とともに0.1〜0.5%のTiO2
含有してなることを特徴とする光フアイバ心線。
1. An optical fiber core wire formed by applying a colored nylon coating to the outer periphery of a fiber core, wherein the colored nylon coating contains 0.1 to 0.5% TiO 2 together with an organic pigment.
JP59169087A 1984-08-13 1984-08-13 Optical fiber core Granted JPS6146914A (en)

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JP59169087A JPS6146914A (en) 1984-08-13 1984-08-13 Optical fiber core

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JP59169087A JPS6146914A (en) 1984-08-13 1984-08-13 Optical fiber core

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JPS54135545A (en) * 1978-04-13 1979-10-20 Daicel Ltd Photoofiber for communication
JPS5773047A (en) * 1980-08-20 1982-05-07 Ciba Geigy Ag Method of coloring fiber-formed polyamide

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS54135545A (en) * 1978-04-13 1979-10-20 Daicel Ltd Photoofiber for communication
JPS5773047A (en) * 1980-08-20 1982-05-07 Ciba Geigy Ag Method of coloring fiber-formed polyamide

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