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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2016
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuaki Kasai, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Tsuruta, Kanagawa, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A scanner includes: an optical fiber that guides light from a light source; a drive unit including at least one actuator that, when a voltage is applied thereto, displaces an exit end of the optical fiber in a direction intersecting an optical axis; a support portion that is provided on a basal end side from the drive unit and that is spaced away from the drive unit to support the optical fiber; and a correction portion that performs correction so as to bring the center of gravity of the drive unit and a combined center of gravity of the optical fiber, the drive unit, and the support portion close to each other on a cross-section of the drive unit.