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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2021
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Mitsuhiro Kiyono, Kariya, JP;
Kenichi Yanai, Kariya, JP;
Teiyuu Kimura, Kariya, JP;
Noriyuki Ozaki, Kariya, JP;
Shinji Kashiwada, Kariya, JP;
Fumiaki Mizuno, Kariya, JP;
Kazuhisa Onda, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An optical detector includes a light emitter having a light emitting window extended in an extension direction to emit a projection beam from the light emitting window toward a measurement area and to detect a return beam from the measurement area. The optical detector includes a scanning mirror that scans by reflecting the projection beam. The scanning mirror swings within a finite angular range around a rotation axis that is along a direction corresponding to the extension direction.