JP2006525536A - 光ファイバ・コネクタを使用する光スイッチング - Google Patents
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Description
・JP040366804A(日立)
・US6463189B1(アバネックス社(Avanex))
・US6430332(ファイバ社(Fibre))
・JP020272405A(富士通)
・US5179602(ノルクロス社(Norcross))
Claims (10)
- 光スイッチと、コネクタと結合可能な光コネクタ受入れ手段と、コネクタを前記受入れ手段と結合することによってスイッチングを実行する手段とを備える光スイッチング装置であって、一旦コネクタが、前記コネクタと光通信を行う前記受入れ手段の中に十分に嵌め込まれると、前記スイッチング実行手段が作用するか又は作用を受けることを特徴とする光スイッチング装置。
- 前記コネクタ受入れ手段は、コネクタが前記コネクタ受入れ手段に結合されるとき、それはスナップ作用によってコネクタをその動作位置に固定させ、かつ前記スナップ作用の結果として前記コネクタ受入れ手段にスイッチングを引き起こさせる手段が設けられるように構成される、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記装置は前記スイッチングがコネクタ・レバーによって引き起こされるようになっている、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記コネクタ受入れ手段は、デュプレックス・コネクタ・レバーにスイッチングを引き起こさせる単一レバー収容部分を備えるデュプレックス受入れ手段である、前記請求項のいずれかに記載の装置。
- 前記スイッチングを実行する手段は、撓み板上に装着された反射又は屈折要素を組み込み、その撓み板は、前記コネクタが前記受入れ手段から脱着されるときに前記要素を戻すように構成されている、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記スイッチングを実行する手段は、前記コネクタが完全に定位置に押し込まれるときに電気回路を完成させることによって動作する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記スイッチングを実行する手段は磁気的手段によって動作する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 請求項1に記載の光スイッチング装置を備える、光学要素の追加によって光ネットワークの機能を拡張するための装置。
- 光スイッチと、コネクタに結合可能な光コネクタ受入れ手段とを備える光スイッチング装置であって、そのスイッチングは、外部源が使用される場合には、固定機構に前記コネクタを前記受入れ手段の中に固定させる外部源によって起動されることを特徴とする光スイッチング装置。
- コネクタが前記受入れ手段の中の定位置にあるときのみに光が前記コネクタに伝送されることを確実にするための手段が設けられる、請求項9に記載の装置。
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