Optical scanner
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenji Murakami, Hiroshi Miyajima
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Abstract
An optical scanner comprises a support member for fixation on a given member, a movable plate provided with a reflection surface for reflecting light, an elastic member coupling the movable plate and the support member, the elastic member comprising a plurality of laminated organic elastic insulating layers, an actuator, provided at least on the movable plate, for producing a driving force between the movable plate and the support member, and an electric element for applying a predetermined electric signal to the actuator and thus producing the driving force, thereby elastically deforming the elastic member and deflecting the movable plate. The electric element is provided between the organic elastic insulating layers of the elastic member.
Claims20
An optical scanner comprising:
- a support member for fixation on a given member;
- a movable plate provided with a reflection surface for reflecting light;
- an elastic member coupling the movable plate and the support member, the elastic member comprising a plurality of laminated organic elastic insulating layers;
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- an electric element comprising (i) an actuator, provided on the movable plate, for making a driving force act between the movable plate and the support member, and (ii) wiring for use in supplying an electric signal to the actuator, the electric element being designed to supply a predetermined signal to the actuator through the wiring so that the elastic member is elastically deformed to deflect the movable plate, to thereby produce the driving force, the electric element being provided between the organic elastic insulating layers in the elastic member.
An optical scanner comprising:
- a support member for fixing the scanner to a given member;
- a movable plate having at least one surface serving as a reflecting surface for reflecting light;
- an elastic member for connecting said support member to said movable plate, said elastic member including a plurality of laminated elastic insulating layers, and
- an electric element comprising (i) an actuator, provided at least on the movable plate, for making a driving force act between the movable plate and the support member, and (ii) wiring for use in supplying an electric signal to the actuator, the electric element being designed to supply a predetermined signal to the actuator through the wiring so that the elastic member is elastically deformed to deflect the movable plate, to thereby produce the driving force,
- wherein the electric element is provided between the laminated/elastic insulating layers so that the electric element is covered by the laminated elastic insulating layers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.