Actuator, optical scanner, and image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9186908
APP PUB NO 20120147445A1
SERIAL NO

13311628

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An actuator includes a movable member which rotates around a rotation axis, a plurality of connecting members which extend from the movable member through a shaft and are disposed in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the movable member at equal intervals in the plan view as viewed in a thickness direction of the movable member, and a support unit which supports each of the plurality of connecting members. Each of the plurality of connecting members has a driving portion rotatably connected with the support unit, and the shaft connecting the movable member and the driving portion. A first connecting portion that connects the movable member with the shaft and that is disposed opposite to a corresponding second connecting portion that connects the driving portion with the shaft through the movable member so that the movable member is interposed between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mizoguchi, Yasushi Suwa, JP 106 669

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