1. An optical communication module, comprising
a semiconductor substrate,
a light emitting element mounted on said semiconductor substrate to output light for transmission (transmitted light),
a light receiving element mounted with an adhesive resin on said semiconductor substrate to convert light received (received light) to an electric signal and
a wavelength filter to branch out the received light guided to said light receiving element and the transmitted light output from said light emitting element,
wherein said substrate is provided thereon with a groove for an optical path, through which the received light passes to be guided to said light receiving element; and a first protective groove formed around said groove for an optical path to block said adhesive resin from intruding into said groove for an optical path.
2. The optical communication module according to claim 1, wherein
said light receiving element is directly fixed with said adhesive resin onto said semiconductor substrate.
3. The optical communication module according to claim 1, wherein
said light receiving element is fixed with said adhesive resin onto a glass member fixed on said semiconductor substrate.
4. The optical communication module according to claim 1, wherein
said first protective groove is formed to surround a periphery of said groove for an optical path.
5. The optical communication module according to claim 1, wherein
a plurality of concave alignment marks to align the position on said substrate is further formed on said semiconductor substrate and
a second protective groove is formed around said alignment mark to block said adhesive resin from intruding into said alignment mark.
6. The optical communication module according to claim 5, wherein
said second protective groove is formed between at least a region, to which said adhesive resin is applied and said alignment mark.
7. The optical communication module according to claim 1, further comprising:
a silicon lens for output of diffracting the transmitted light output from said light emitting element and a silicon lens for input of diffracting the received light incident to said light receiving element, wherein
said silicon lens for input is aligned based on said groove for an optical path,
at least part of the bottom surface of said light receiving element is arranged on said groove for an optical path and
a reflective member is provided on said groove for an optical path to guide the received light diffracted by said silicon lens for input to said light receiving element.
8. The optical communication module according to claim 1, wherein
said groove for an optical path is a groove, in which a cross-section is a V-shape.
9. The optical communication module according to claim 1, wherein
a filter is configured on said light receiving element to block the transmitted light output from said light emitting element.
10. An optical communication module, comprising
a semiconductor substrate;
a light emitting element mounted on said semiconductor substrate to output light for transmission (transmitted light);
a light receiving element mounted with an adhesive resin on said semiconductor substrate to convert light received (received light) to an electric signal; and
a wavelength filter to branch out the receiving light guided to said light receiving element and the transmitted light output from said light emitting element,
wherein said semiconductor substrate is provided thereon with a groove for an optical path, through which the receiving light passes to be guided to said light receiving element, and a first convex bump formed around said groove for an optical path to block said adhesive resin from intruding into said groove for an optical path.
11. The optical communication module according to claim 10, wherein
said light receiving element is directly fixed with said adhesive resin onto said semiconductor substrate.
12. The optical communication module according to claim 10, wherein
said light receiving element is fixed with said adhesive resin onto a glass member fixed on said semiconductor substrate.
13. The optical communication module according to claim 10, wherein
said first convex bump is formed to surround a periphery of said groove for an optical path.
14. The optical communication module according to claim 10, wherein
a plurality of concave alignment marks to align the position on said substrate is further formed on said semiconductor substrate and
a second convex bump is formed around said alignment mark to block said adhesive resin from intruding into said alignment mark.
15. The optical communication module according to claim 14, wherein
said second convex bump is formed between at least a region, to which said adhesive resin is applied and said alignment mark.
16. The optical communication module according to claim 10, further comprising:
a silicon lens for output of diffracting the transmitted light output from said light emitting element and a silicon lens for input of diffracting the received light incident to said light receiving element, wherein
said silicon lens for input is aligned based on said groove for an optical path,
at least part of the bottom surface of said light receiving element is arranged on said groove for an optical path and
a reflective member is provided on said groove for an optical path to guide the received light diffracted by said silicon lens for input to said light receiving element.
17. The optical communication module according to claim 10, wherein
said light receiving element is provided with a filter to block the transmitted light output from said light emitting element.
18. The optical communication module according to claim 10, wherein
said groove for an optical path is a groove, in which a cross-section is a V-shape.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-14. (canceled)
15. A method of manufacturing a utility glove having a thumb, four fingers and a main body, said glove comprising a three dimensional molded portion, the molded portion comprising an elastomeric material bonded to a fabric material in a three dimensional configuration substantially conforming to three dimensional contours of at least a portion of a hand exclusive of any variations in thickness or features on the surface of the molded portion, comprising the steps of:
a. placing a glove blank comprising a fabric material over a first mold part in the form of at least a portion of a hand;
b. bringing a second mold part into molding engagement with the first mold part to create a cavity with only a portion of the glove blank on the first mold part; and
c. injecting an elastomeric material into the cavity to form a molded portion, said molded portion having a thickness of from about 0.8 mm to about 10.8 mm with the elastomeric material on the fabric of the molded portion having a thickness of from about 0.4 mm to about 10.0 mm, wherein the elastomeric material of the molded portion is integrally formed to continuously extend up to and including 360\xb0 about the main body of the glove while leaving a portion of the fabric material of the glove blank without elastomeric material entirely surrounded by the molded portion.
16. The method of claim 15 further comprising the steps of:
d. disengaging the second mold part from the first mold part; and
e. removing the fully formed utility glove from the first mold part.
17. The method of claim 15 wherein the second mold part includes elements for forming a molded portion with two or more adjacent elastomeric areas of differing thicknesses.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein the second mold part includes elements for forming a molded portion with one or more textured gripping portions taken from the group consisting of gnarled portions, dimples, bumps, w-shaped members, v-shaped members, textured loops, perforations and embossed gripping details.
19. The method of claim 15 wherein the elastomeric material of the molded portion is integrally formed to continuously extend 360\xb0 about the main body of the glove.
20. The method of claim 15 wherein the molded portion covers greater than 50% of the circumference of each finger and the thumb of the glove but not 100% of each finger and the thumb.
21. The method of claim 15 wherein the molded portion includes a saddle between the thumb and a first finger that extends continuously from a palm side to a back side of the glove.
22. The method of claim 15 wherein the second mold part in step (b) comprises a plurality of mold parts which create the cavity with the glove blank on the first mold part.
23. The method of claim 15 wherein the utility glove includes at least one area of fabric without elastomeric material entirely surrounded by a molded portion.
24. The method of claim 23 wherein the at least one area of fabric without elastomeric material entirely surrounded by a molded portion is on at least one of a thumb and one or more fingers of the glove.
25. The method of claim 15 wherein the molded portion covers greater than 50% but less than 100% of the circumference of each finger, the thumb and the main body of the glove.
26. The method of claim 15 wherein the ratio of thickness of the fabric material to the thickness of the elastomeric material forming the molded portion is from about 0.4% to about 100%.
27. The method of claim 15 wherein elastomeric material comprises a material is taken from the group consisting of a thermoplastic vulcanite (TPV) and a thermoplastic rubber (TPR) having a shore durometer of from about 10 to about 25
28. The method of claim 27 wherein the elastomeric material is a TPR having a shore durometer of about 15.
29. The method of claim 15 wherein the fabric material is a knit hydrophilic material having a thickness of from about 0.4 to about 1.8 mm.
30. The method of claim 29 wherein the knit hydrophilic material comprises a nylon material and has a thickness of from about 0.5 to about 0.8 mm.
31. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of dipping the glove in a material after the molded portion is formed.
32. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of dipping the glove in a material before the molded portion is formed.
33. The method of claim 15 wherein the molded portion covers a palm area on a palm side of the main body of the glove, wherein the molded palm is formed in a pre-curved configuration where the middle of the palm is set in from the edges of the palm to form a concave shape.
34. A method of manufacturing a utility glove utility having a thumb and four fingers, said glove comprising a three dimensional molded portion, the molded portion comprising an elastomeric material bonded to a fabric material in a three dimensional configuration substantially conforming to three dimensional contours of at least a portion of a hand exclusive of any variations in thickness or features on the surface of the molded portion, comprising the steps of:
a. placing a glove blank comprising a fabric material over a first mold part in the form of at least a portion of a hand;
b. bringing at least a second mold part into molding engagement with the first mold part to create a cavity with the glove blank on the first mold part;
c. injecting an elastomeric material into the cavity to form a molded portion, said molded portion comprising a portion of the circumference of at least one of the thumb and at least one finger along at least a portion of the length of the at least one of the thumb at least one finger while leaving an area of fabric without elastomeric material on at least a portion of the at least one of the thumb and at least one finger;
d. disengaging the second mold part from the first mold part; and
e. dipping the glove in a material.
35. The method of claim 34 wherein step e is performed prior to taking the glove off of the first mold part.
36. The method of claim 34 wherein step e is performed after taking the glove off of the first mold part.
37. The method of claim 34 wherein step e is performed prior to placing the glove blank on the first mold part.
38. The method of claim 34 wherein step e is performed after placing the glove blank on the first mold part but before bringing the second mold part into molding engagement with the first mold part.