US 12,392,990 B2
Mirror coupling
Blaise Gassend, East Palo Alto, CA (US); Ryan Davis, Woodside, CA (US); and David Duff, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/415,819.
Application 18/415,819 is a continuation of application No. 17/896,814, filed on Aug. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,906,813.
Application 17/896,814 is a continuation of application No. 16/232,323, filed on Dec. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,460,662, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/754,800, filed on Nov. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151934 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. G02B 7/00 (2021.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/06 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); H01S 3/081 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 7/1821 (2013.01) [G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 17/06 (2013.01); G02B 6/26 (2013.01); G02B 26/105 (2013.01); H01S 3/0811 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a shaft defining a rotational axis; and
a rotatable mirror disposed about the shaft, the rotatable mirror comprising:
a multi-sided structure comprising a plurality of exterior surfaces and an interior surface, wherein each exterior surface of the plurality of exterior surfaces comprises a respective reflective surface to define a plurality of reflective surfaces; and
a support member that couples the interior surface of the multi-sided structure to the shaft, wherein the support member comprises a wider portion coupled to the interior surface of the multi-sided structure and a narrower portion between the wider portion and the shaft.