Light path shifting device and image display device
A light path shifting device is provided with a glass plate which incident light enters, a first frame for holding the glass plate, a second frame for supporting the first frame in the state of being swingable around a first oscillation axis, a base member for supporting the second frame in the state of being swingable around a second oscillation axis crossing the first oscillation axis, a first actuator for oscillating the first frame, and a second actuator for oscillating the second frame, and is capable of shifting the light path of the incident light in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction by oscillating the first frame and the second frame to thereby change an incident angle of the incident light to the glass plate.
1. A light path shifting device comprising:
an optical member on which incident light is incident;
a first frame configured to hold the optical member;
a second frame configured to support the first frame in a state of being swingable around a first oscillation axis;
a base member configured to support the second frame in a state of being swingable around a second oscillation axis crossing the first oscillation axis;
a first actuator configured to oscillate the first frame around the first oscillation axis; and
a second actuator configured to oscillate the second frame around the second oscillation axis, wherein
a light path of the incident light is shifted in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction by oscillating the first frame and the second frame to thereby change an incident angle of the incident light to the optical member,
the first actuator has a first magnet and a first coil,
the second actuator has a second magnet and a second coil, and
the first magnet, the first coil, the second magnet and the second coil are disposed within a plane including the first oscillation axis and the second oscillation axis.
2. The light path shifting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the optical member is a light transmissive substrate, and
the first frame is disposed so as to surround the tight transmissive substrate, and the second frame is disposed so as to surround the first frame.
3. The light path shifting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first frame includes a first shaft part and a second shaft part,
the first frame is coupled to the second frame with the first shaft part and the second shaft part, and
the first oscillation axis is a straight line connecting the first shaft part and the second shaft part to each other.
4. The light path shifting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second frame includes a second frame main body part surrounding the first frame, and a first protruding part and a second protruding part protruding from the second frame main body part, and
a protruding direction of the first protruding part and a protruding direction of the second protruding part are a same direction.
5. A light path shifting device comprising:
an optical member on which incident light is incident;
a first frame configured to hold the optical member;
a second frame configured to support the first frame in a state of being swingable around a first oscillation axis;
a base member configured to support the second frame in a state of being swingable around a second oscillation axis crossing the first oscillation axis;
a first actuator configured to oscillate the first frame around the first oscillation axis; and
a second actuator configured to oscillate the second frame around the second oscillation axis, wherein
a light path of the incident light is shifted in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction by oscillating the first frame and the second frame to thereby change an incident angle of the incident light to the optical member,
the second frame includes a second frame main body part surrounding the first frame, and a first protruding part and a second protruding part protruding from the second frame main body part,
a protruding direction of the first protruding part and a protruding direction of the second protruding part are a same direction,
the second actuator includes a first vibrating section and a second vibrating section,
the first vibrating section is provided to the first protruding part, and
the second vibrating section is provided to the second protruding part.
6. The light path shifting device according to claim 5 , wherein
the first actuator is disposed in an area sandwiched between the first protruding part and the second protruding part.
7. The light path shifting device according to claim 5 , wherein
the first vibrating section includes a first magnet fixed to the first protruding part, and a first coil disposed so as to be opposed to the first magnet and fixed to the base member, and
the second vibrating section includes a second magnet fixed to the second protruding part, and a second coil disposed so as to be opposed to the second magnet and fixed to the base member.
8. The light path shifting device according to claim 7 , wherein
the first actuator includes a third magnet and a third coil,
the third coil is fixed to the base member, and
the third magnet is fixed to the first frame.
9. The light path shifting device according to claim 8 , wherein
a moving direction of the first magnet, a moving direction of the second magnet, and a direction in which the third magnet and the third coil move relatively are all directions crossing a surface of the optical member.
10. An image display device comprising:
the light path shifting device according to claim 1 disposed in a light path of image light, wherein
the first actuator and the second actuator are driven to change the light path of the image light.
11. The image display device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a light source;
a light modulation device configured to modulate light emitted from the light source pixel by pixel; and
a projection optical system configured to project the light modulated by the light modulation device in an enlarged manner, wherein
the light path shifting device is disposed between the light modulation device and the projection optical system.
12. A light path shifting device comprising:
an optical member on which incident light is incident;
a first frame configured to hold the optical member;
a second frame configured to support the first frame in a state of being swingable around a first oscillation axis;
a base member configured to support the second frame in a state of being swingable around a second oscillation axis crossing the first oscillation axis;
a first actuator configured to oscillate the first frame around the first oscillation axis; and
a second actuator configured to oscillate the second frame around the second oscillation axis, wherein
a light path of the incident light is shifted in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction by oscillating the first frame and the second frame to thereby change an incident angle of the incident light to the optical member,
the first frame is disposed so as to surround the optical member,
the second frame is disposed so as to surround the first frame, and
the base member is disposed so as to surround the second frame.
13. The light path shifting device according to claim 1 , wherein
within the plane including the first oscillation axis and the second oscillation axis, both the first actuator and second actuators are disposed on one side of the optical member.