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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2019
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Natsuki Honda, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Omaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoko Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Tomo Kishigami, Tokyo, JP;
Shota Nakahara, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshitaka Tsuboi, Tokyo, JP;
Yosuke Takagawa, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A distance measuring apparatus to measure a distance to an object includes: a plurality of light sources to emit a first light and a second light; a mirror; and a light receiving unit. When the mirror rotates about the first and third axes, an angle formed by an optical axis of the second light projected on the first plane and the second axis is larger than an angle formed by an optical axis of the first light projected on the first plane and the second axis, and an angle formed by the optical axis of the second light projected on the second plane and the second axis is larger than an angle formed by the optical axis of the first light projected on the second plane and the second axis.