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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
Applicants:
Masayuki Fujishima, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobunari Tsukamoto, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masayuki Fujishima, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobunari Tsukamoto, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0858 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G02B 26/10 (2013.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); G03G 15/04036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light deflector includes a reflector having a reflecting surface, a movable part coupled to the reflector, a drive circuit configured to cause the movable part to deform so as to oscillate the reflector, a supporting unit having an opening in part; and a spring having a bending structure. The spring is disposed between the movable part and the supporting unit, the spring coupled to each of the movable part and the supporting unit.