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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
May. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pierre-Marcel Genequand, Geneva, CH;
Assignee:
CSEM-Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359224 ; 359198 ; 359199 ;
Abstract
An optical actuator directs an incident light beam from a light source onto a fixed surface external to the actuator at a variable angle. It directs the light beam onto a pupil in a predetermined region of space. A fixed base is attached to mobile supports which carry a mirror on the path of the beam. The supports are moved by a motor drive. The base and the supports are connected together by flexible blades aligned with two axes extending from the base toward a point of intersection. The mirror can therefore deflect the beam at a variable angle relative to the pupil.