Fusion Splicer

Abstract: A fusion splicer of the invention includes a device main body having a heater which heats a pair of optical fibers, a pair of glass holders on which grooves that places respective glass parts of the pair of optical fibers thereon are formed, a pair of openable and closable first clamps which hold the glass parts between the first clamps and the glass holders, a pair of openable and closable second clamps which press respective coated parts of the pair of optical fibers from above, an openable and closable third clamp fixed to the device main body and configured to restrict movement of at least one of the pair of optical fibers in a closed state, and an openable and closable windproof cover which covers the heater, the pair of glass holders, the pair of first clamps, the pair of second clamps, and the third clamp. The device main body includes a cover driver which opens and closes the windproof cover and a clamp driver which opens and closes the pair of second clamps, an opening and closing operation of the pair of first clamps is in conjunction with an opening and closing operation of the windproof cover, and the third clamp is configured to maintain the closed state even after the windproof cover is opened.

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