Photo switching element

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To make possible (n) input and (n) output with simple constitution by providing the connecting body which connects the slots of the plate bodies on the input side and output side to one to one and is rotatable between both plate bodies which are provided with n-number of slots at an equal spacing on the circumference. CONSTITUTION:A switching element 10 is constituted by two sheets of discs 10P, 10S provided with n-number of slits at an equal spacing on the circumference and n-pieces of fibers 10X connecting between the respective slots. The input signals of n-number may be converted one to one, to the output signals of n-number through opposing of the slits of the input side disc 10P and the slots of the output side disc 10S. The n-circuits on the input side are bundled as a cylindrical body 20 and the n-circuits on the output side are bundled as a cylindrical body 30, and these are arrayed on the circumferences of the same shape in opposition to the respective discs 10p, 10s. Here, the switching element 10 is rotatable about the central axis Z1 of the circumference and the correspondence of the input and output lines may be changed by its turning operation, thus the (n) input and (n) output are made possible by the simple constitution.

Inventors

• 👤 Tsutomu Asabe
• 👤 Kenzo Ono
• 👤 Hirokazu Yoshino

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