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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Applicant:
Tomohiro Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomohiro Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A module configured to deflect light in an image forming apparatus. A torsion bar supports a mirror and defines a rotational axis of the mirror. A controller is configured to apply electronic pulses to at least one driving device to oscillate the mirror in the module around the rotational axis at a scanning frequency different than a resonance frequency of the mirror.