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US 2007/0165096 A1Published application
Optical device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTomoaki Nakamura
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Abstract
An optical device includes a movable portion having a light reflection portion formed thereon, a drive mechanism operable to pivot the movable portion so as to scan light reflected from the light reflection portion on an object, and a cooler configured to cool the movable portion. The movable portion is pivotable about an axis. With this arrangement, it is possible to prevent the movable portion from being increased in temperature. As a result, the optical device according to the present invention can operate stably.
Claims16
An optical device comprising:
- a movable portion having a light reflection portion, the movable portion being pivotable about an axis;
- a drive mechanism operable to pivot the movable portion so as to scan light reflected from the light reflection portion on an object;
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- a cooler configured to cool the movable portion.
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An optical scanner comprising:
- a movable portion having a light reflection portion, the movable portion being pivotable about an axis;
- a drive mechanism operable to pivot the movable portion so as to scan light reflected from the light reflection portion on an object;
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- a cooler configured to cool the movable portion.
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An image formation apparatus comprising:
- a movable portion having a light reflection portion, the movable portion being pivotable about an axis;
- a drive mechanism operable to pivot the movable portion so as to scan light reflected from the light reflection portion in at least one of a main scanning direction and a subscanning direction to form an image on an object;
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- a cooler configured to cool the movable portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.