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Glass rod manufacturing method and glass rod manufacturing apparatus

a manufacturing method and glass rod technology, applied in lighting and heating apparatus, furniture, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of difficult to manufacture optical fibers of high quality, problems such as problems often arose, and the inability of the plumb bob to adjust,

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-09-16
SHIN ETSU CHEM CO LTD
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Benefits of technology

This approach enables the production of high-quality glass rods with reduced bending and consistent diameter, improving the manufacturing of optical fibers by maintaining the desired straightness and uniformity.

Problems solved by technology

However, this method of using the plumb bob cannot adjust the axis which connects the hanging mechanism 105 and the drawing chuck 104 that actually hold the glass base material 102.
Also, when using a conventional glass lathe 110 to elongate the glass rod 106 to manufacture the preform 107 further problems often arose.
This makes it difficult to manufacture an optical fiber of high quality.

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[0208] A glass rod 106 having a diameter of 60 mm was end-drawn according to the setting values shown in FIG. 43. An AC servomotor of 200 W was used for the tail stock driving motor 275. A rotary encoder that can detect the amount of rotation of the tail stock driving motor 275 was used as the tail stock driving encoder 273. The rotation speed of the tail stock driving motor 275 was controlled by the output of the tail stock driving encoder 273. The moving distance of the tail stock 116 was obtained by measuring the output of the tail stock driving encoder 273. The time required for the end drawing was 15 minutes. The shape of the processed glass rod 106 at the region which was end-drawn was a well formed circular cone shape. The length and the diameter of the region were 61 mm and 60 mm respectively.

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[0209] A glass rod 106 having a diameter of 60 mm was end-drawn according to the setting values shown in FIG. 43. A linear encoder that can detect the moving distance of the tail stock 116 was provided on the tail stock 116. The gas amount and the moving distance of the heating source 122, and the moving speed of the tail stock 116 were controlled based on the moving distance of the tail stock 116 detected by the linear encoder. The shape of the processed glass rod 106 at the region that was end-drawn was a well formed circular cone. The length and the diameter of the region were 65 mm and 60 mm respectively.

[0210] FIG. 44 shows a configuration of the heating source 122 of the glass rod second elongating apparatus 111. The bottom end of the outside pipe 285 of the heating source 122 is closed. The outside pipe 285 is connected to a combustible gas channel 312. This is a channel for hydrogen gas which is an example of a suitable combustible gas. The heating source 122 has a combustib...

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Abstract

A method for manufacturing a glass rod (106), which is a parent material of an optical fiber (350), comprising: adjusting a vertical inclination of a standard rod (138) having a predetermined straightness; and heating and elongating a base material (102), which is a parent material of the glass rod (106), along an axis of the standard rod (138), the vertical inclination of which is adjusted, to generate the glass rod (106).

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[0001] This patent application claims priority based on a Japanese patent application, Hll-067366 filed on Mar. 12, 1999, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.[0002] 1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to a glass rod manufacturing method and a glass rod manufacturing apparatus that can manufacture a straight glass rod.[0003] 2. Description of Related Art[0004] FIG. 1 shows a conventional glass base material first elongating apparatus 400. A glass base material 102, which is a base material of an optical fiber, is usually elongated by the glass base material first elongating apparatus 400. This reduces the diameter of the glass base material 102, to produce a glass rod 106. The glass rod 106 has a diameter from 3 mm to 5 mm larger than the most convenient diameter to draw an optical fiber. The most convenient diameter for drawing an optical fiber is 30 mm to 80 mm.[0005] A glass base material first elongating apparatus 400 comprises a heating fur...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C03B23/047C03B37/012C03B37/027G02B6/00
CPCC03B23/047C03B37/01202C03B2205/47C03B37/0124C03B37/027C03B37/01205C03B37/012
Inventor YAMAMURA, WAICHISAKASHITA, MITSUKUNISHIMADA, TADAKATSUHIRASAWA, HIDEO
Owner SHIN ETSU CHEM CO LTD