Contactless connector
AssigneeChubu Nihon Maruko Co., Ltd.
InventorHiroyuki Koitabashi
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Abstract
A contactless connector which secures continuity of communication is provided. A contactless connector comprises a rotating-side light element on a rotating body which rotates about a rotation axis, and a fixed-side light element on a fixed body which is fixed in place; further, the rotating body comprises a reflecting body which rotates about the rotation axis. Two light elements are configured such that when a particular fixed-side light element is positioned on the light path line segment on which light emitted from a particular rotation-side light element is reflected by the reflecting body, a light path is formed between the two light elements. The reflecting body rotates at half the rotation speed of the rotating body.
Claims15
A contactless connector including a rotation-side light element provided on a rotating body that rotates about a rotation axis, and a fixed-side light element provided on a fixed body, and performing contactless data transmission and reception between the rotation-side light element and the fixed-side light element, comprising:
- a reflecting body, which reflects light emitted from the rotation-side light element or from the fixed-side light element, on the rotation axis;
- and wherein
- a light path formed between the rotation-side light element and the fixed-side light element via the reflecting element is substantially orthogonal to the rotation axis;
- and,
- the light path is formed between the rotation-side light element and the fixed-side light element via the reflecting body such that light reflected from the reflecting body is received by the rotation-side light element or by the fixed-side light element.
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