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Angularly rotatable mirror apparatus

CA 1102597 A · Owner: Ricoh Company, Limited · Inventors: Tenmyo, Shigemoto; Koide, Hiroshi; Watanabe, Junichi

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An angularly rotatable mirror apparatus including angularly rotatable mirror means and linear motor means. The angularly rotatable mirror means includes a mirror supported on a bracket and connected throug an arm to the linear motor means for angularly rotating the mirror including a magnetic circuit consisting of a permanent magnet a center, pole an outer yoke, and a gap defined between the center pole and the outer yoke, and a movable coil arranged in the gap and connected to the arm. Means is provides for effecting control of the operation of the linear motor means in such a manner that a light flux reflected by the mirror will move at a constant speed on a surface to be scanned by the …

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  • Granted June 9, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 9, 1998.
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FiledJune 28, 1978
GrantedJune 9, 1981
Term endedJune 9, 1998
Patent numberCA 1102597 A
Classification (IPC)G03B27/52

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedJune 28, 1978Patent grantedJune 9, 1981Term endedJune 9, 1998

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