Method and apparatus for manufacturing chamber members for accepting light waveguides

U.S. Patent Number: 5380472

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a chamber member which receives optical light waveguides comprises an extruder head for extruding the chamber member followed by a calibrating device which inserts members into each of the chambers to insure the desired dimensions of each of the chambers and a method of using the apparatus by extruding a chamber member, allowing the extruded chamber member to cool and then calibrating the dimension of the chamber walls of the chambers.

Inventors: Schneider; Reiner (Ebersdorf, DE)

Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE)

Application Number: 08/053,685

Issued: 1995-01-10

Expired: 2007-01-10

Classes: 264/1.29 ; 264/171.2; 264/172.12; 264/177.19; 264/211.12; 264/237; 425/114; 425/325; 425/379.1; 425/380; 425/71

Field of search: 264/211.12,557-562,174,103,237,1.5,566,1.6,209.3,177.1,177.19 425/113,114,325,326.1,71,378.1,379.1,380 385/100

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