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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Takeshi Nanjyo, Miyagi, JP;
Seiichi Katoh, Miyagi, JP;
Kouichi Ohtaka, Miyagi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for driving a light deflector the method includes turning over a direction of an electric field acting on the plate shape member, in an optional period. In the method, the light deflector deflects a beam incident on a light reflection area by displacing a plate shape member having the light reflection area with an electrostatic force. The light deflector includes a substrate, a plurality of control members, a fulcrum member, the plate shape member, and a plurality of electrodes.