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JPH01107865A - Coloring device for optical fiber - Google Patents

Coloring device for optical fiber

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JPH01107865A
JPH01107865A JP62267479A JP26747987A JPH01107865A JP H01107865 A JPH01107865 A JP H01107865A JP 62267479 A JP62267479 A JP 62267479A JP 26747987 A JP26747987 A JP 26747987A JP H01107865 A JPH01107865 A JP H01107865A
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optical fiber
curing
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Kazunaga Kobayashi
和永 小林
Kenjiro Watake
輪竹 賢二郎
Shinji Araki
荒木 真治
Hideo Suzuki
秀雄 鈴木
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To form a colored surface layer which has high strength and a good surface state on the optical fiber by directly connecting an ink applicator by which an ultraviolet curing type ink is applied for optical fiber with an ink curing device. CONSTITUTION:An ink curing device 1 is constituted of an ink curing pipe 3 for curing ultraviolet curing type ink, an ultraviolet irradiation lamp 4 provided parallel to the pipe 3 and a gas feed pipe 7 fitted to the inlet end part of the pipe 3. An ink applicator 2 by which the optical fiber 10 is applied with ultraviolet curing type ink is directly connected with the ink curing device 1. As a result, the optical fiber 10 is led to the device 1 from the applicator 2 without being affected by impurities and a colored surface layer which has high strength and is good in a surface state can be formed.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 [産業上の利用分野コ この発明は、光フアイバ素線表面に識別用表面着色層を
形成するための光フアイバ素線着色装置に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to an optical fiber coloring device for forming an identification surface colored layer on the surface of an optical fiber.

[従来の技術] 光フアイバ心線などに用いられる光フアイバ素線には、
素線識別のために表面着色層が形成されており、従来こ
の表面着色層を光フアイバ素線に形成するには、第2図
に示したような光フアイバ素線着色装置が用いられてい
る。
[Prior art] Optical fiber wire used for optical fiber core wire, etc.
A surface colored layer is formed to identify the strands, and conventionally, to form this surface colored layer on the optical fiber strands, an optical fiber strand coloring device as shown in Fig. 2 has been used. .

第2図中、符号1!はインク硬化装置である。In Figure 2, code 1! is an ink curing device.

インク硬化装置11は、円筒状の石英管からなるインク
硬化管13と、これの外方に平行に配設された管状の紫
外線照射ランプ14とから構成されている。インク硬化
管I3の入り口側端部には、インク硬化管13内に窒素
ガス等の不活性ガスを供給するガス供給管17が取り付
けられている。
The ink curing device 11 includes an ink curing tube 13 made of a cylindrical quartz tube, and a tubular ultraviolet irradiation lamp 14 arranged parallel to the outside of the ink curing tube 13. A gas supply pipe 17 for supplying an inert gas such as nitrogen gas into the ink curing pipe 13 is attached to the inlet side end of the ink curing pipe I3.

さらに、このインク硬化管13の入り口側には、光フア
イバ素線に識別用の紫外線硬化型インクを塗布するイン
ク塗布装置12が近接して配置されており、このインク
塗布装置I2は紫外線硬化型インクを貯蔵するインクタ
ンク15とこのインクタンク15に取り付けられたダイ
ス16とから構成されている。
Furthermore, an ink coating device 12 for coating the optical fiber wire with ultraviolet curable ink for identification is arranged close to the entrance side of the ink curing tube 13, and this ink coating device I2 is an ultraviolet curable type ink. It is composed of an ink tank 15 for storing ink and a die 16 attached to the ink tank 15.

このような装置を用いて、光フアイバ素線に表面着色層
を形成するには、光フアイバ素線18をまずインク塗布
装置12のインクタンク15内に浸漬し、一定速度でダ
イス16より引き出して、光フアイバ素線18に一定膜
厚の紫外線硬化型インクを塗布する。紫外線硬化型イン
クが塗布された光フアイバ素線18は、インク硬化管1
3内に順次送られて紫外線照射ランプ14によって紫外
線が照射された後、インク硬化装置11外に設けられた
図示しないリール等の巻き取り装置によって、巻き取り
回収される。
To form a surface colored layer on an optical fiber using such a device, the optical fiber 18 is first immersed in the ink tank 15 of the ink coating device 12, and then pulled out from the die 16 at a constant speed. , an ultraviolet curable ink having a constant thickness is applied to the optical fiber wire 18. The optical fiber wire 18 coated with ultraviolet curable ink is connected to the ink curing tube 1
3 and are irradiated with ultraviolet rays by the ultraviolet irradiation lamp 14, the ink is wound up and collected by a winding device such as a reel (not shown) provided outside the ink curing device 11.

[発明が解決しようとする問題点] しかしながら、第2図に示したような光フアイバ素線着
色装置では、インク塗布装置12とインク硬化装置11
とが離れて設置されているので、光フアイバ素線18上
に塗布された紫外線硬化型インクが未硬化のまま空気中
にさらされ、空気中に浮遊する多数の不純物を付着した
り、酸素と反応したりする。このような紫外線硬化型イ
ンクを紫外線硬化させると表面着色層の肌あれや、硬化
した樹脂内に架橋欠陥を生じ、光フアイバ素線の強度や
特性低下の原因となる。
[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the optical fiber coloring device as shown in FIG.
Since the optical fibers 18 are installed apart from each other, the ultraviolet curable ink coated on the optical fiber wire 18 is exposed to the air without being cured, and many impurities floating in the air may adhere to it or it may be exposed to oxygen. or react. When such an ultraviolet curable ink is cured by ultraviolet rays, roughness of the surface colored layer and crosslinking defects are caused in the cured resin, which causes a decrease in the strength and characteristics of the optical fiber wire.

このような表面着色層の不純物付着による肌あれや強度
および特性低下が起きた光フアイバ素線を用いて光フア
イバ心線あるいは光ケーブルを構成すると、歪による伝
送損失の増加、強度低下による断線等が生じやすく、さ
らに紫外線硬化樹脂内の架橋欠陥により、表面着色層の
表面が粘着性を持つようになり、他の光フアイバ素線や
心線被覆材との接着を起こし、光ケーブルの布設の際の
各光フアイバ素線の分離が困難になる等の不都合が生じ
る。
If an optical fiber core or optical cable is constructed using an optical fiber that has rough skin or deteriorated strength and characteristics due to the adhesion of impurities on the surface colored layer, it may cause increased transmission loss due to distortion and disconnection due to decreased strength. Furthermore, due to crosslinking defects in the ultraviolet curing resin, the surface of the colored layer becomes sticky, causing adhesion to other optical fibers and core coating materials, and causing problems when installing optical cables. This causes disadvantages such as difficulty in separating each optical fiber strand.

この発明は、上記問題点を解決するためになされたもの
で、光フアイバ素線をインク塗布装置からインク硬化装
置まで、不純物の影響を受けずに導き、高い強度を有し
かつ表面状態の良好な表面着色層を形成することのでき
るような光フアイバ素線被覆装置を提供することを目的
としている。
This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to guide the optical fiber from the ink coating device to the ink curing device without being affected by impurities, and to have high strength and a good surface condition. The object of the present invention is to provide an optical fiber coating device that can form a colored surface layer.

[問題点を解決するための手段」 この発明は、紫外線硬化型インクを硬化させるインク硬
化管と、このインク硬化管に平行して配設された紫外線
照射ランプと、上記インク硬化管の入り口端部に取り付
けられたガス供給管とからなるインク硬化装置に、光フ
アイバ素線に紫外線硬化型インクを塗布するインク塗布
装置を、直接接続したことを解決手段とした。
[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides an ink curing tube for curing ultraviolet curable ink, an ultraviolet irradiation lamp disposed parallel to the ink curing tube, and an ink curing tube at the entrance end of the ink curing tube. The solution was to directly connect an ink coating device for applying ultraviolet curable ink to the optical fiber strands to an ink curing device consisting of a gas supply pipe attached to the optical fiber.

[作用] 表面着色層を形成する着色インクを紫外線硬化型樹脂に
混練した紫外線硬化型インクを光フアイバ素線に塗布す
るインク塗布装置を、紫外線を照射するインク硬化装置
に直接接続したので、これらの装置間で気密状態が保た
れるようになる。
[Function] The ink coating device that applies ultraviolet curable ink, which is obtained by kneading the colored ink that forms the surface colored layer with ultraviolet curable resin, to the optical fiber wire is directly connected to the ink curing device that irradiates ultraviolet rays. An airtight condition will be maintained between the devices.

したがって、未硬化の紫外線硬化型インクの不純物付着
による肌あれや樹脂内の架橋欠陥による強度あるいは特
性の低下等を防ぎ、かつ各光フアイバ素線間の接着を防
ぐことができるので、光フアイバ素線に高強度でかつ良
好な表面状態を有する表面着色層を形成することができ
る。
Therefore, it is possible to prevent skin roughness due to impurity adhesion of uncured ultraviolet curable ink and deterioration of strength or properties due to crosslinking defects in the resin, and also to prevent adhesion between each optical fiber strand. A colored surface layer having high strength and good surface condition can be formed on the wire.

以下、この発明の詳細な説明する。The present invention will be described in detail below.

第1図は、この発明の光フアイバ素線着色装置の一例を
示したものである。この光フアイバ素線着色装置が第2
図に示した従来用いられているものと異なるところはイ
ンク硬化装置lとインク塗布装置2とをアダプタ8によ
って直接接続したところである。
FIG. 1 shows an example of the optical fiber coloring apparatus of the present invention. This optical fiber coloring device is the second
The difference from the conventional one shown in the figure is that the ink curing device 1 and the ink coating device 2 are directly connected by an adapter 8.

第1図中、符号Iはインク硬化装置である。インク硬化
装置1は円筒状の石英管からなるインク硬化管3と、こ
のインク硬化管3の外方に平行に配設された管状の紫外
線照射ランプ4とから構成される。また、このインク硬
化管3の入り口端部には、インク硬化管3内に不活性ガ
スを供給するガス供給管7が取り付けられている。この
不活性ガスとしては、窒素、アルゴン、ヘリウム等を用
いることができる。
In FIG. 1, reference numeral I indicates an ink curing device. The ink curing device 1 includes an ink curing tube 3 made of a cylindrical quartz tube, and a tubular ultraviolet irradiation lamp 4 disposed parallel to the outside of the ink curing tube 3. Further, a gas supply pipe 7 for supplying an inert gas into the ink curing tube 3 is attached to the inlet end of the ink curing tube 3 . As this inert gas, nitrogen, argon, helium, etc. can be used.

さらに、このインク硬化管3の入り口側には、光フアイ
バ素線に識別用の紫外線硬化型インクを塗布するインク
塗布装置2が近接して配置されており、インク塗布装置
2は紫外線硬化型インクを貯蔵するインクタンク5と、
このインクタンク5に取り付けられたダイス6とから構
成されている。
Further, on the entrance side of the ink curing tube 3, an ink coating device 2 for applying ultraviolet curable ink for identification to the optical fiber element wire is arranged close to the ink coating device 2, which is equipped with ultraviolet curable ink. an ink tank 5 storing
The ink tank 5 includes a die 6 attached to the ink tank 5.

また、インク硬化装置lとインク塗布装置2とは、ダイ
ス6およびインク硬化管3の端部で概略筒状のアダプタ
8によって直接接続されており、アダプタ8がインク硬
化装置lおよびインク塗布装置2と接触する部分には、
0リング9.9を配して内部気密状態が保たれるような
構造になっている。
Further, the ink curing device 1 and the ink coating device 2 are directly connected to each other by a generally cylindrical adapter 8 at the ends of the die 6 and the ink curing tube 3. The part that comes into contact with
It has a structure in which an O-ring 9.9 is arranged to maintain an internal airtight state.

このような光フアイバ素線着色装置を用いて、光フアイ
バ素線lOに表面着色層を形成するには、まず光フアイ
バ素線IOをインク塗布装置2のインクタンク5内に浸
漬し、これを一定速度でダイス6より引き出して、一定
膜厚の紫外線硬化型インクを光フアイバ素線IOに塗布
する。紫外線硬化型インクが塗布された光フアイバ素線
lOは、筒状のアダプタ8の内部を通り、インク硬化管
3内へと引き出される。インク硬化管3内およびこれに
接続されているアダプタ8の内部は、ガス供給管7より
供給された不活性ガスで満たされており、光フアイバ素
線lOに塗布された未硬化の紫外線硬化型インクの表面
はこれにより保護されているので、未硬化のインクへの
不純物の付着や空気中の酸素との反応を防ぐことができ
る。インク硬化管3内に引き出された光フアイバ素線l
Oは、インク硬化管3と平行して配設された管状の紫外
線照射ランプ4によって紫外線が照射され、表面着色層
が形成される。この時、光フアイバ素線lOがインク硬
化管3内を通過する速度は、塗布された紫外線硬化型イ
ンクが硬化するのに十分な滞在時間が与えられるように
調整されている。紫外線硬化型インクが硬化して表面着
色層が形成された光フアイバ素線lOはさらにインク硬
化管3内を通り、インク硬化装置lの外部に配置された
リール等の巻き取り装置によって巻き取り回収された後
、表面着色層を有する光フアイバ素線として用いられる
In order to form a surface colored layer on the optical fiber IO using such an optical fiber coloring device, first, the optical fiber IO is immersed in the ink tank 5 of the ink coating device 2, and then The fiber is pulled out from the die 6 at a constant speed, and a constant thickness of ultraviolet curable ink is applied to the optical fiber IO. The optical fiber 1O coated with ultraviolet curable ink passes through the cylindrical adapter 8 and is drawn out into the ink curing tube 3. The inside of the ink curing tube 3 and the inside of the adapter 8 connected thereto are filled with an inert gas supplied from the gas supply tube 7. Since the surface of the ink is protected by this, it is possible to prevent impurities from adhering to the uncured ink and from reacting with oxygen in the air. Optical fiber wire l pulled out into ink curing tube 3
O is irradiated with ultraviolet rays by a tubular ultraviolet irradiation lamp 4 disposed in parallel with the ink curing tube 3, and a colored layer is formed on the surface. At this time, the speed at which the optical fiber 1O passes through the ink curing tube 3 is adjusted so that the applied ultraviolet curable ink is given sufficient staying time to cure. The optical fiber 10, on which the ultraviolet curable ink has been cured and a colored layer has been formed on its surface, further passes through the ink curing tube 3, and is wound up and collected by a winding device such as a reel placed outside the ink curing device 1. After that, it is used as an optical fiber having a colored layer on its surface.

[実施例] この発明の光フアイバ素線着色装置を用いた場合と、従
来の光フアイバ素線着色装置とを用いて、第1表に示し
た形成条件にて、素線径0.25mmのグレーテッドイ
ンデックス型の光フアイバ素線に、紫外線硬化型インク
を硬化させた表面着色層を膜厚2μmで形成した後、ヤ
ング率が70kg/mm!のウレタンアクリレート系紫
外線硬化型樹脂を用いてテープ寸法が0.4X1.4m
mのテープ材を用いて5心テープ心線を構成し、これら
の特性を比較評価した。
[Example] Using the optical fiber strand coloring apparatus of the present invention and the conventional optical fiber strand coloring apparatus, a strand with a diameter of 0.25 mm was produced under the forming conditions shown in Table 1. After forming a 2 μm thick surface colored layer made of cured ultraviolet curable ink on a graded index type optical fiber, the Young's modulus is 70 kg/mm! The tape size is 0.4 x 1.4 m using urethane acrylate ultraviolet curing resin.
A 5-fiber tape core was constructed using a tape material of 1.0 m, and their properties were compared and evaluated.

第1表(表面着色層形成条件) 従来の光フアイバ素線着色装置を用いて表面着色層を形
成した場合、表面着色層に不純物の付着がみられ、未硬
化インクが酸素と反応し光フアイバ素線とテープ材とが
接着してしまった接着箇所が、テープ心線1mにつき1
〜3第3箇所程られた。また、テープ心線の接続の際に
各光フアイバ素線を分離すると、この接着点で素線被覆
材が壊れて接続が不可能であった。
Table 1 (Surface colored layer formation conditions) When a surface colored layer is formed using a conventional optical fiber wire coloring device, impurities are observed on the surface colored layer, and the uncured ink reacts with oxygen, causing the optical fiber to deteriorate. The number of adhesion points where the wire and tape material are bonded is 1 per meter of tape core wire.
~3 The third part was removed. Furthermore, if each optical fiber strand is separated when connecting the tape core wires, the strand covering material breaks at the bonding point, making connection impossible.

これに対して、本発明の光フアイバ素線着色装置を用い
て、表面着色層を形成すると、表面着色層の不純物付着
は見られず、テープ全長にわたり表面状態の良好な表面
着色層が得られたと共に、テープ材との接着箇所もなく
、テープ心線の接続の際にも、各光フアイバ素線の分離
を容易に行うことができた。
On the other hand, when a surface colored layer is formed using the optical fiber coloring apparatus of the present invention, no impurities are observed on the surface colored layer, and a surface colored layer with a good surface condition is obtained over the entire length of the tape. In addition, since there were no adhesive points with the tape material, it was possible to easily separate each optical fiber strand when connecting the tape core wires.

[発明の効果コ 以上説明したように、この発明の光ファイバ素線着色装
置は、紫外線硬化型インクを硬化させるインク硬化管と
、このインク硬化管に平行して配設された紫外線照射ラ
ンプと、上記インク硬化管の入り口端部に取り付けられ
たガス供給管とからなるインク硬化装置に、光フアイバ
素線に紫外線硬化型インクを塗布するインク塗布装置を
、直接接続したものであるので、インク塗布装置から引
き出される光フアイバ素線に塗布された未硬化の紫外線
硬化型インクが空気と接触することがない。
[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the optical fiber coloring device of the present invention includes an ink curing tube for curing ultraviolet curable ink, and an ultraviolet irradiation lamp disposed parallel to the ink curing tube. The ink curing device, which is composed of a gas supply pipe attached to the inlet end of the ink curing tube, is directly connected to the ink coating device that applies ultraviolet curable ink to the optical fiber. The uncured ultraviolet curing ink applied to the optical fiber drawn out from the coating device does not come into contact with air.

したかって、不純物の付着による着色表面の肌あれや、
従来未硬化のインクが空気中の酸素と反応することによ
って起きる強度の劣化、樹脂内の架橋欠陥等を防ぐこと
ができ、高強度でかつ良好な表面状態を有する表面着色
層を光フアイバ素線に形成することが可能となる。
Therefore, skin roughness on the colored surface due to adhesion of impurities,
Conventionally, it is possible to prevent deterioration of strength caused by the reaction of uncured ink with oxygen in the air, crosslinking defects in the resin, etc., and to create a colored surface layer with high strength and a good surface condition. It becomes possible to form

さらに、複数の素線を一列に並べ、二次被覆を一括に施
してケーブル心線とするようなテープ心線用の光フアイ
バ心線にこの発明の光フアイバ素線着色装置を用いて表
面着色層を形成した場合には、高強度でかつ良好な表面
状態を有する表面着色層を形成できるのみならず、紫外
線硬化型樹脂内に架橋欠陥を生じないので、表面着色層
の粘着性がなくなり、池の光フアイバ素線や心線テープ
材との接着が生じなくなる。
Furthermore, the optical fiber coloring device of the present invention can be used to surface color an optical fiber for use in a tape core, in which a plurality of wires are lined up in a line and a secondary coating is applied all at once to form a cable core. When a layer is formed, not only can a colored surface layer with high strength and good surface condition be formed, but also the adhesiveness of the colored surface layer is eliminated because no crosslinking defects are generated in the ultraviolet curable resin. Adhesion with the optical fiber strands and core tape material will not occur.

このため、光ケーブルを構成する単心分離型テープ心線
等の素線をこの発明の光フアイバ素線被覆装置を用いて
被覆すると、各光フアイバ素線の単心分離性が良くなり
、光フアイバ心線および光ケーブルの布設、接続作業を
容易に行うことができる。
Therefore, when the fibers such as single-fiber separation type tape cores constituting an optical cable are coated using the optical fiber wire coating device of the present invention, the single fiber separation property of each optical fiber wire is improved, and the optical fiber It is possible to easily install and connect core wires and optical cables.

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

第1図はこの発明の光フアイバ素線着色装置の一例を示
した概略構成図、第2図は従来の光フアイバ素線着色装
置の概略構成図である。 !・・・インク硬化装置、 2・・・インク塗布装置、 3・・・インク硬化管、 4・・・紫外線照射ランプ、 7・・・ガス供給管、
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the optical fiber coloring apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a conventional optical fiber coloring apparatus. ! ... Ink curing device, 2... Ink coating device, 3... Ink curing tube, 4... Ultraviolet irradiation lamp, 7... Gas supply pipe,

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims]  紫外線硬化型インクを硬化させるインク硬化管と、こ
のインク硬化管に平行して配設された紫外線照射ランプ
と、上記インク硬化管の入り口端部に取り付けられたガ
ス供給管とからなるインク硬化装置に、光ファイバ素線
に紫外線硬化型インクを塗布するインク塗布装置を、直
接接続したことを特徴とする光ファイバ素線着色装置。
An ink curing device comprising an ink curing tube for curing ultraviolet curable ink, an ultraviolet irradiation lamp disposed parallel to the ink curing tube, and a gas supply pipe attached to the inlet end of the ink curing tube. An optical fiber coloring device characterized in that an ink coating device for applying ultraviolet curable ink to the optical fiber is directly connected to the device.
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