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US 10,330,923 · App. 15/472,768 · Granted Jun 25, 2019

Member for optical scanner, optical scanner, method of manufacturing optical scanner, image display device, and head-mounted display

Inventors: Makiko Hino (Matsumoto, JP); Yasushi Mizoguchi (Suwa, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
G02B26/101G02B26/085G02B26/105G02B27/0101G02B27/0172G02B2027/0178
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Patent No.
US 10,330,923
App. No.
15/472,768
Granted
Jun 25, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A member for an optical scanner includes: a functional portion including a movable portion, a shaft portion oscillatably supporting the movable portion, and a support portion supporting the shaft portion; a wiring line provided on the movable portion; and a structure provided on the functional portion and thicker than the wiring line; the wiring line and the structure are provided on a first major surface of the functional portion.

Claims (22)

1. A member for an optical scanner, comprising:

a functional portion comprising a movable portion and a support portion supporting the movable portion;

a wiring line provided on the movable portion; and

a structure provided on the movable portion, wherein

the structure is thicker than the wiring line,

the wiring line and the structure are provided on a first major surface of the movable portion, and

when the wiring line is defined as a first wiring line, the structure is a second wiring line different from the first wiring line.

2. The member for an optical scanner according to claim 1 , wherein the wiring line is a coil.

3. An optical scanner comprising:

the member for an optical scanner according to claim 2 ; and

a light reflective portion provided on the first major surface of the movable portion.

4. The member for an optical scanner according to claim 1 , wherein a constituent material of the structure is a metal material or a resin material.

5. The member for an optical scanner according to claim 1 , wherein

the first wiring line and the second wiring line are electrically connected.

6. An optical scanner comprising:

the member for an optical scanner according to claim 1 ; and

a light reflective portion provided on the first major surface of the movable portion.

7. An image display device comprising the optical scanner according to claim 6 .

8. A head-mounted display comprising the optical scanner according to claim 6 .

9. A method of manufacturing an optical scanner, comprising:

disposing a mask in a position in contact with the structure of the member for an optical scanner according to claim 1 ; and

supplying a deposition material onto the first major surface of the movable portion through the mask to form a light reflective portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2017
From: HINO, MAKIKO; MIZOGUCHI, YASUSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041785/0044 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-067515 · Mar 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170285333A1 · Oct 5, 2017
Cited By (2)
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