Patent ID: 11966154
Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An optical unit comprising:
a movable body that includes an optical element that reflects light traveling to one side in a first direction to one side in a second direction intersecting the first direction;
a support body that supports the movable body swingably about a swing axis; and
a first suction mechanism that generates suction force in the movable body between the movable body and the support body,
wherein the first suction mechanism includes a first suction magnet and a first suction magnetic member,
one of the first suction magnet and the first suction magnetic member is disposed in the movable body,
the other of the first suction magnet and the first suction magnetic member is disposed on the support body,
the first suction magnet and the first suction magnetic member overlap each other when viewed from a first predetermined direction,
the first predetermined direction is any one of the first direction, the second direction, and a third direction,
the third direction is a direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and
a center of the first suction magnet and a center of the first suction magnetic member are separated from each other when viewed from the first predetermined direction.