1. A medical inspection device comprising:
a light-transmitting unit comprising at least a first optical lens for receiving and transmitting light;
a light-capturing unit detachably coupled to the light-transmitting unit, the light-capturing unit comprising a light sensitive element and a signal output end connected to the light sensitive element, wherein the light sensitive element is configured to receive the light via the light-transmitting unit and to generate an electrical signal based on the received light; and
a hand-held display unit detachably coupled to the light-capturing unit to receive the electrical signal from the signal output end, the hand-held display unit comprising a hand-held portion and a display portion for displaying a visual signal based on the received electrical signal.
2. The medical inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the light-capturing unit further comprises a lens moving unit holding a second optical lens over the light sensitive element, wherein the lens moving unit is configured to adjust the distance of the second optical lens with respect to the light sensitive element.
3. The medical inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the light-capturing unit further comprises a lens moving unit holding a prism and the light sensitive element, wherein the lens moving unit is configured to adjust the distance of the prism and the light sensitive element with respect to an opening of the light-capturing unit.
4. The medical inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the light-transmitting unit further comprises a light source peripheral to the first optical lens.
5. The medical inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the light-capturing unit further comprises a light source peripheral to the light sensitive element.
6. The medical inspection device according to claim 5, wherein the light-transmitting unit further comprises a light guide for directing light from the light source to an object.
7. The medical inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the hand-held display unit further comprises a receptacle for electrically connecting to the signal output end.
8. The medical inspection device according to claim 8, wherein the signal output end includes a USB connector.
9. The medical inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the hand-held display unit further comprises an image projecting device adjacent to the display portion.
10. The medical inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the hand-held display unit further comprises a data storage medium for storing the image captured by the light capturing unit.
11. The medical inspection device according to claim 1 further comprises a coupling device for connecting the light transmitting unit to the light capturing unit.
12. A medical inspection device comprising:
an inspection unit having a front end with a light-transmitting unit disposed therein and a rear end;
a light-capturing unit detachably coupled to the rear end of the inspection unit, the light-capturing unit comprising a light sensitive element and a signal output end connected to the light sensitive element, wherein the light sensitive element is configured to receive light via the light-transmitting unit and to generate an electrical signal based on the received light; and
a hand-held display unit detachably coupled to the light-capturing unit to receive the electrical signal from the signal output end, the hand-held display unit comprising a hand-held portion and a display portion for displaying a visual signal based on the received electrical signal.
13. The medical inspection device according to claim 12 further comprising a coupling mechanism at the rear end of the inspection unit.
14. The medical inspection device according to claim 12, wherein the light-capturing unit further comprises a lens moving unit holding a second optical lens over the light sensitive element, wherein the lens moving unit is configured to adjust the distance of the second optical lens with respect to the light sensitive element.
15. The medical inspection device according to claim 12, wherein the light-capturing unit further comprises a lens moving unit holding a prism and the light sensitive element, wherein the lens moving unit is configured to adjust the distance of the prism and the light sensitive element with respect to an opening of the light-capturing unit.
16. The medical inspection device according to claim 12, wherein the light-transmitting unit comprises a first optical lens for receiving and transmitting light and a light source peripheral to the first optical lens.
17. The medical inspection device according to claim 12, wherein the light-capturing unit further comprises a light source peripheral to the light sensitive element.
18. The medical inspection device according to claim 17, wherein the light-transmitting unit further comprises a light guide for directing light from the illumination source to an object.
19. The medical inspection device according to claim 12, wherein the hand-held display unit further comprises an image projecting device adjacent to the display portion.
20. The medical inspection device according to claim 12, wherein the hand-held display unit further comprises a data storage medium for storing the image captured by the light-capturing unit.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An optical scanning actuator comprising:
a leaf spring member that has a base end fixed and a tip end;
a light source that is fitted to the leaf spring member;
an electromagnetic driving unit that oscillates the tip end of the leaf spring member; and
an optical element that is fitted to the leaf spring member and that is irradiated with light outgoing from the light source to reflect and refract the light to thereby scan the light.
2. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 1, wherein the optical element is fitted to the tip end of the leaf spring member orthogonal to an outgoing direction of the light beam outgoing from the light source and is a lens that refracts the light beam outgoing from the light source.
3. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 1, wherein the optical element is fitted to the tip end of the leaf spring member inclined at an angle relative to an outgoing direction of the light beam outgoing from the light source and is a reflective mirror that reflects the light beam outgoing from the light source.
4. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 1, wherein the light source is fitted to a base end of a slit running from the tip end of the leaf spring member to the base end of the leaf spring member.
5. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 2, wherein the light source is fitted to a base end of a slit running from the tip end of the leaf spring member to the base end of the leaf spring member.
6. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 3, wherein the light source is fitted to a base end of a slit running from the tip end of the leaf spring member to the base end of the leaf spring member.
7. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 1, wherein the light source is fitted to one of the edges in a width direction on the leaf spring member.
8. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 2, wherein the light source is fitted to one of the edges in a width direction on the leaf spring member.
9. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 3, wherein the light source is fitted to one of the edges in a width direction on the leaf spring member.
10. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 1, wherein the light source is fitted on a side of the leaf spring member.
11. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 2, wherein the light source is fitted on a side of the leaf spring member.
12. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 3, wherein the light source is fitted on a side of the leaf spring member.
13. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 2, wherein the leaf spring member includes a plurality of leaf springs joined by a joint, and
wherein the light source is fitted to the joint.
14. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 3, wherein the leaf spring member includes a plurality of leaf springs joined by a joint, and
wherein the light source is fitted to the joint.
15. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 4, wherein the leaf spring member includes a plurality of leaf springs joined by a joint, and
wherein the light source is fitted to the joint.
16. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 7, wherein the leaf spring member includes a plurality of leaf springs joined by a joint, and
wherein the light source is fitted to the joint.
17. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 10, wherein the leaf spring member includes a plurality of leaf springs joined by a joint, and
wherein the light source is fitted to the joint.
18. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 1 deployed in an on-board laser scanning mechanism for detecting obstacles such as vehicle ahead and pedestrians.
19. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 1 deployed in a laser scanning mechanism as a part of an infrastructure detecting obstacles such as vehicle ahead and pedestrians.
20. The optical scanning actuator according to claim 1 deployed in a crime-prevention or care-providing laser radar scanning mechanism for detecting conditions prevailing indoors such as any change in the conditions and human activity.