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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Goichi Akanuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/105 (2013.01); G02B 5/08 (2013.01); G02B 7/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light deflector including a mirror unit configured to reflect light; a pair of supports, one end of each of the pair of supports coupled to the mirror unit to support the mirror unit; a pair of drive beams each coupled to the other end of a corresponding support of the pair of supports, the pair of drive beams being configured to deform the pair of supports to rotate the mirror unit around a first axis; and connecting parts connecting the pair of drive beams to the pair of supports, respectively. Each of the connecting parts having a rib.