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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1991
Takao Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Obara, Tokyo, JP;
Kenzo Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Jitsuo Migita, Sakai, JP;
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical sensor has an optical block including a substrate, a light-emitting element formed on the substrate, and a light-receiving element formed on the substrate by using an adjusting member for arranging side-by-side with the light-emitting element, a light-transmitting member located between the optical block and an object, and connecting terminal optically connected to the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element. It is preferable that the light-transmitting member is separated into a plurality of light transmitting members in correspondence with areas separated on the object. There is also provided an optical sensor having a light-transmitting member, a plurality of incident optical fibers, optically coupled with the light-transmitting member, for transmitting light emitted from a light-emitting element to the light-transmitting member, a plurality of outgoing optical fibers, optically coupled with the light-transmitting member, for transmitting light passed through the light-transmitting member after being reflected on an object to the light-receiving element, and a housing for integrally housing the light-transmitting member, the incident optical fiber, and the outgoing optical fibers.