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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0858 (2013.01); G02B 26/101 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G03B 21/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light deflector includes a stationary part; a movable unit having a reflecting surface; a connecting part between the movable unit and the stationary part; a drive unit disposed on a first surface of the connecting part, the drive unit configured to deform the connecting part to oscillate the movable unit; and a rib disposed on a second surface of the connecting part, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface. The rib includes a portion whose longitudinal direction is orthogonal to a direction at which the connecting part is bent.