OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical transmission/reception module adapted to application to household appliances. SOLUTION: An optical transmission/reception module 1A includes an optical transmission module 2 for transmitting an optical signal, an optical reception module 3 for receiving an optical signal, a circuit board 4 for processing an electric signal, and an enclosure 5. The circuit board 4 is a flex-rigid board provided with flexible boards 7a to 7c and a rigid board 6 and has the flexible board 7a connected to the optical transmission module 2 and has the flexible board 7b connected to the optical reception module 3. The flexible board 7c extends to the outside of the enclosure and is electrically connected to an external apparatus. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT