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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshio Nakagishi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Suguru Takishima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/608 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/608 ;
Abstract
A galvano mirror unit including a galvano mirror, a mirror holder holding the galvano mirror, and a hinge member which swingably supports the mirror holder. The hinge member includes a support plate and a base. The support plate has a thinner portion extending across the support plate in one direction, so that the thinner portion divides the support plate into first and second sections. The first section is fixed to the mirror holder, while the second section is supported by the base. The mirror holder is swingable about the thinner portion, due to an elastic deformation of the thinner portion.