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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuhiro Ichinokawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399118 ; 347257 ; 399177 ; 399202 ;
Abstract
An optical module is intended to be assembled in an optical apparatus, and includes a chassis member having an opening therein. A mirror unit is provided in the opening of the chassis member, such that a lower part of the mirror unit protrudes from a lower surface of the chassis member, through the opening thereof. A protecting wall element, extending lower than the mirror unit, is formed along and suspended from at least a part of a periphery of the opening in order to physically protect the lower part of the mirror unit.