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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2020
Mitsuhiro Yoda, Tokyo, JP;
Yukito Sato, Miyagi, JP;
Mizuki Shinkawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Goichi Akanuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuhiro Yoda, Tokyo, JP;
Yukito Sato, Miyagi, JP;
Mizuki Shinkawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Goichi Akanuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical deflector includes a mirror configured to reflect light; a pair of support portions each having an end connected to the mirror, and configured to support the mirror; first actuators connected to the respective support portions, and configured to deform the support portions so as to cause the mirror to oscillate about a first axis; a movable frame configured to support the first actuators; and second actuators connected to the movable frame and disposed opposite to the first actuators, with the support portions being interposed between the first actuators and the second actuators. The second actuators are not connected to the support portions. The first actuators and the second actuators bend and deform in the same direction.