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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Shpunt, Tel Aviv, IL;
Noel Axelrod, Jerusalem, IL;
Raviv Erlich, Rehovot, IL;
Yuval Gerson, Tel-Mond, IL;
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/105 (2013.01); G01S 17/06 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G02B 26/0833 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scanning device includes a base and a gimbal, mounted within the base so as to rotate relative to the base about a first axis. A first mirror, which has a first area, is mounted within the gimbal so as to rotate about a second axis, which is perpendicular to the first axis. A second mirror, which has a second area that is at least twice the first area, is also mounted within the gimbal so as to rotate about a third axis, which is parallel to the second axis, in synchronization with the first mirror.