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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2008
Applicant:
Daisuke Uchikawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventor:
Daisuke Uchikawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical scanning element includes: a movable member which has a reflection surface for reflecting light and rotatable around a rotation axis; and a transmitting member which has a first surface on the side opposite to the side facing the movable member and a second surface on the side facing the movable member, and transmits light entering the first surface and light entering the second surface from the reflection surface. The first surface is not parallel with the reflection surface when the movable member is in a neutral condition.