Light powered rotating detection mirror
US4556299A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/1821
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A light powered rotating detection mirror includes a detection mirror formed of two back-to-back convex mirrors; a motor having a rotatable shaft from which the detection mirror is supported by a first interconnecting chain; a housing and a second interconnecting chain for supporting the motor from a ceiling; a sleeve positioned in surrounding relation to a fluorescent bulb; a solar cell positioned between the sleeve and the fluorescent bulb for converting light energy to electrical energy; and electrical wires connecting the solar cell to the motor for actuating the motor to rotate the detection mirror.
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