Abstract: A fiber retaining structure is disclosed for readily and reliably mounting and retaining optical fibers on a casing in which a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element are incorporated. The fiber retaining structure includes a first link 61 for moving both a second link 26 for crashing O-rings with optical fibers 2 and 3 inserted therethrough against a casing 24 in which a light-emitting element 6 and a light-receiving element 7 are incorporated and holders 27 and 28 for holding the optical fibers when a lever 29 is pushed down, and a spring material. Since the inner diameter of a sealing material for sealing a gap around the optical fiber is set substantially equal to the outer diameter of the optical fiber and since the holding of the optical fibers by the entire holders is performed separately, the distal ends of the optical fibers can be readily and reliably brought into abutment with the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element and the optical fibers can be reliably retained.

Abstract: This invention relates to a photoelectric switch and a photoelectric detector for detecting the presence or absence of an object by using a light, and more particularly to prevention of mutual interference in the case of using a plurality of photoelectric switches. For example, an LED in a light emitting unit intermittently emits a sensing light at the timing of an output pulse from a pulse generator. The resultant pulse is divided in frequency by a frequency divider and then delayed by a one-shot circuit. At the timing of an output pulse from the one-shot circuit, another LED emits a transmission light to a photoelectric switch at next stage. Therefore, the transmission light is always delayed from the sensing light. The transmission light from the preceding photoelectric switch of the same construction is received by a photodiode, and an output pulse is outputted from a pulse generator in synchronism with a synch timing signal produced from the light receiving unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical reader for scanning a surface to be scanned by using information beam ray such as laser beam ray and optically reading a recorded information such as bar code recorded in the surface to be scanned. The optical reader is constituted such that optical beam emitted from a light source is reflected on a first rotary multiface mirror to scan on a surface to be scanned, and information beam reflected on the surface to be scanned is reflected on a second rotary multiface mirror to guide to an opto-electric transforming means. A scanning optical path for permitting the optical beam from the light source to pass therealong is formed independently from a reflecting optical path for permitting the information beam from the surface to be scanned to pass therealong.

Abstract: A dual in-line package (DIP) switch includes movable terminals and fixed terminals all of which are inserted in a wafer by insert molding. The two rows of terminals have terminal portions including contact portions. The terminal portions of the two rows are disposed substantially parallel to each other and spaced apart a given distance within a casing in such a way that the corresponding contact portions can either make or break contact with each other.