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US 2025/0147302 A1Published application
Compact scanners
AssigneeLyte Ai, Inc.
InventorJamie Nam
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Abstract
An optical scanner includes a mirror, which has a reflective front surface and a rear surface) and is mounted to rotate about a mirror axis. A motor is mounted behind the mirror in proximity to the rear surface and has a rotating shaft, which rotates about a shaft axis parallel to the mirror axis. A mechanical drive is coupled between the rotating shaft and the mirror so as to cause the mirror to oscillate about the mirror axis responsively to rotation of the shaft.
Claims21
An optical scanner, comprising:
- a mirror, which has a reflective front surface and a rear surface and is mounted to rotate about a mirror axis;
- a motor, which is mounted behind the mirror in proximity to the rear surface and has a rotating shaft, which rotates about a shaft axis parallel to the mirror axis;
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- a mechanical drive, which is coupled between the rotating shaft and the mirror so as to cause the mirror to oscillate about the mirror axis responsively to rotation of the shaft.
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An optical scanner, comprising:
- a mirror, which is mounted to rotate about a mirror axis;
- a cam, which is mounted to rotate about a cam axis;
- a motor, which is coupled to drive the cam to rotate about the cam axis;
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- a cam follower, which is connected to the mirror and rides on an outer surface of the cam as the cam rotates, thereby causing the mirror to oscillate about the mirror axis.
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A method for scanning, comprising:
- mounting a mirror, which has a reflective front surface, to rotate about a mirror axis;
- mounting a motor, having a rotating shaft, which rotates about a shaft axis, behind the mirror in proximity to a rear surface with the shaft axis parallel to the mirror axis;
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- coupling a mechanical drive between the rotating shaft and the mirror so as to cause the mirror to oscillate about the mirror axis responsively to rotation of the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.