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Rotary drive apparatus, optical scan apparatus, and image formation apparatus

US7671884B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2008
Grant dateMar 2, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K7/14
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A rotary drive apparatus includes a rotary body with a support portion, a rotor magnet supported by the support portion of the rotary body, a fixation section facing the rotor magnet and rotatably supporting the rotary body, and a winding coil provided in the fixation section, in which an expression E1/E2≦0.75 is satisfied where Young's modulus of the rotor magnet is E1 [GPa], and Young's modulus of the support portion is E2 [GPa].

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