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US 12,572,008 B2Granted
Movable device, projection apparatus, head-up display, laser headlamp, head-mounted display, and object recognition apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsMizuki Shinkawa, Yohsuke Abe
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Abstract
A movable device includes a supporting portion; a movable portion in the supporting portion, the movable portion movable about a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis intersecting with the first rotation axis; a member between the movable portion and the supporting portion and connected to the movable portion and the supporting portion in a connection direction. The member includes: a drive unit configured to move the movable portion; and an opening in a part of the drive unit.
Claims19
A movable device comprising:
- a supporting portion;
- a movable portion movable about a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis intersecting with the first rotation axis;
- a member disposed between the movable portion and the supporting portion, the member being connected to the movable portion at a first position, and the member being connected to the supporting portion at a second position, the member including:
- a drive unit configured to move the movable portion by expanding or contracting in response to a driving voltage applied to the drive unit;
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- a first opening formed in the drive unit such that the drive unit is disposed along at least a part of an outline of the first opening, the first opening having an elongated shape extending in a longitudinal direction that is a connection direction connecting the first position and the second position.
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