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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/085 (2013.01); G02B 26/0833 (2013.01); G02B 26/101 (2013.01); G02B 26/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scanning device includes a base containing one or more rotational bearings disposed along a gimbal axis. A gimbal includes a shaft that fits into the rotational bearings so that the gimbal rotates about the gimbal axis relative to the base. A mirror assembly includes a semiconductor substrate, which has been etched and coated to define a support, which is fixed to the gimbal, at least one mirror, contained within the support, and a connecting member connecting the at least one mirror to the support and defining at least one mirror axis, about which the at least one mirror rotates relative to the support.