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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Yukihiro Takeuchi, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Nobuaki Kawahara, Nisshin, JP;
Takahiko Yoshida, Okazaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DENSO Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scanning apparatus includes a mirror coupled to a base via a spring portion, and a light source for emitting a beam toward a reflecting surface of the mirror so that the beam is incident thereon. The mirror reflects the beam from the light source and rotationally swings under a resilient force of the spring portion when a force is applied thereto. The reflecting surface of the mirror includes a plurality of mirror surfaces at different angles. The beam from the light source is simultaneously reflected by the mirror surfaces at different angles.