Abstract:
An optical reflection element includes a mirror portion and an oscillator coupled to the mirror portion. The oscillator includes a base, an insulating layer, a drive element, and a monitor element. The insulating layer is formed on the base. The drive element and the monitor element are formed on the insulating layer, and are separated from each other by a separation groove. Each of the drive element and the monitor element includes a lower electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode layer formed in that order on the insulating layer. The monitor element has high detection accuracy, allowing the optical reflection element to perform self-excited driving with high accuracy.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve drawing accuracy. SOLUTION: This optical reflection element unit includes an optical reflection element 5 having a mirror part 6 and a drive part for vibrating the mirror part 6, and a package 18 for accommodating the mirror part 6. The package 18 has a light transmission part 27 above the mirror part 6. The surface 27A of the light transmission part 27 is constituted by a portion of a sphere having a center point 28 at the mirror part 6. Thereby, this optical reflection element restrains emission of unnecessary reflection light onto a scanning surface, such as a screen, and as a result, it can improve the drawing accuracy. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical reflection element used in a laser scan unit or the like such as a laser printer and an electrophotographic apparatus for attaining a compact laser scan unit. SOLUTION: The optical reflection element includes: a supporting body 1; a first supporting part 2, one end of which is supported by the supporting body 1; a tuning fork oscillator 6 composed of a first arm 3 and a second arm 4 which are supported by the other end of the first supporting part 2; a second supporting part 11, one end of which is supported at the oscillation center of the tuning fork oscillator 6; and a mirror part 12 supported by the other end of the second supporting part 11; wherein a monitoring piezoelectric element 8 is provided at the first supporting part 2 for controlling oscillation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact optical reflecting element used for a laser scan unit or the like such as a laser printer. SOLUTION: The optical reflecting element comprises: first supporting parts 2a and 2b supported by a supporting body 1; tuning fork vibrators 6a and 6b having first arms 3a and 3b and second arms 4a and 4b; second supporting parts 11a and 11b; and a mirror part 12, wherein the tuning fork vibrators 6a and 6b are arranged opposite to the mirror part 12, the vibration center 9a, 9b and the turning axis of the mirror part 12 are arranged on one and the same line, and the first supporting parts 2a and 2b, and the second supporting parts 11a and 11b are formed in a meander shape. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase frequency ratio of the vibration of a dual-axis drive optical reflecting element. SOLUTION: This optical reflecting element comprises: a mirror part 1; a tuning fork type vibrator 3 connected to the mirror part 1 at a supporting part 2; a frame 6 which is connected to the tuning fork type vibrator 3 at a supporting part 5 and encloses the tuning fork type vibrator 3 and the outer circumference of the mirror part 1; a pair of tuning fork type vibrators 8 facing to each other via the frame 6 and respectively connected to the frame 6 at supporting parts 7; and a supporting body 11 connected to the tuning fork type vibrator 8 at supporting parts 10, wherein the turning axis 18 of the tuning fork type vibrator 3 and the turning axis 17 of the tuning fork type vibrator 5 are at right angle, projected parts 16A and 16B respectively projecting outward are formed at the end of the arms 14 and 15 of the tuning fork type vibrators 8. Thus the frequency ratio of the vibration of the dual-axis drive optical reflecting element can be increased. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact optical reflecting element used for a laser scan unit or the like such as a laser printer. SOLUTION: The optical reflecting element comprises: first supporting parts 2a and 2b supported by a supporting body 1; tuning fork oscillators 6a and 6b having first arms 3a and 3b and second arms 4a and 4b supported by the first supporting parts 2a and 2b; second supporting parts 11a and 11b supported at an oscillation center 9a, 9b; and a mirror part 12, wherein the tuning fork oscillators 6a and 6b are arranged opposite to the mirror part 12, the oscillation center 9a, 9b and the turning axis of the mirror part 12 are arranged on one and the same line, and projected parts are provided on the first arms 3a and 3b, and the second arms 4a and 4b. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical reflection element to be used for providing a compact laser scanning unit such as a laser printer and an electrophotographic apparatus or the like. SOLUTION: The optical reflection element includes: a supporting body 1; a first supporting part 2 of which the one end is supported by the supporting body 1; a tuning fork type oscillation element 6 composed of a first arm 3 and a second arm 4 which are supported at the tip end part of the first supporting part 2; a second supporting part 11 supported at the oscillation center 9 of the tuning fork type oscillation element 6; and a mirror part 12 supported at the tip end part of the second supporting part 11, wherein projected parts 7a and 7b are provided at the first arm 3 and the second arm 4, respectively. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a large turning angle of a mirror part 7 around a Y-axis. SOLUTION: In an optical reflection element, the connection structure 13 of first oscillation parts 8A and 8B and the mirror part 7 is a cantilever structure in which the connection part of one first oscillation part 8A and a movable frame 9 is used as a fixed end 14. Thus the optical reflection element has higher freedom of the motions of the mirror part 7 and the first oscillation parts 8A and 8B, as a result, the large turning angle of the mirror part 7 around the Y-axis is available. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT