Light deflector, image projection apparatus, laser headlamp, head-mounted display, distance measurement apparatus, and mobile object
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorGoichi Akanuma
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Abstract
A light deflector includes: a movable portion; a support having one end connected to the movable portion to elastically support the movable portion, the support including a support thick portion; a drive beam connected to the other end of the support to deform the support to cause the movable portion to oscillate about an oscillation axis; a connecting portion connecting the other end of the support to the drive beam, the connecting portion including a connecting thick portion; and a support frame supporting the drive beam via a fixing portion. The support thick portion and the connecting thick portion are connected to each other.
Claims15
A light deflector comprising:
- a movable member;
- a support having one end connected to the movable member to elastically support the movable member;
- a drive beam connected to another end of the support to deform the support to cause the movable member to oscillate about an oscillation axis;
- a connector disposed between the another end of the support and the drive beam;
- and
- a support frame supporting the drive beam via a fixing member, wherein
- the support includes a first support and a second support, the second support having a thickness larger than a thickness of the first support in a first direction perpendicular to the oscillation axis, the second support having a width smaller than a width of the first support in a second direction perpendicular to the oscillation axis, the first direction being different from the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.