Positioning and fixing device for glass fibre arrays

Abstract

Abstract In a device for the specified positioning and fixing of glass fibres (53, 62), a two-part holding device (20) is used, the two holding parts (21, 22) of which have contact regions (25, 51) with profiles, which ensure a specified position of the glass fibres (53, 62) relative to one another. For simple production of the holding device (20) and perfect positioning of the fibres, it is proposed that the contact regions of the two holding parts are designed in the form of steps (28, 38) running parallel to each other. The abutting surfaces of the steps extend in the direction in which the glass fibres extend and are spaced apart laterally from each other. They create, together with the adjoining shoulder surfaces, a channel (54), the length of which is divided twice, which encloses the whole bundle of glass fibres. The two holding parts (21, 22) can be displaced transversely relative to each other with their abutting surfaces in a direction narrowing the width of the channel. When the glass fibres abut one another, the two holding parts are fixed to each other. <IMAGE>

Inventors

• 👤 Manfred Bauer
• 👤 Willi Maczewski

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