Abstract: In order to expand the surface area of a reflective layer, the space between adjacent turns of a drive coil, which is wound a plurality of turns on a peripheral edge front surface of the principal surface of a movable portion which, being inside a frame-formed support substrate, is connected to the support substrate by torsion bars, is filled and flattened with a smoothing layer, thereby adopting a configuration such that the reflective layer can also be provided in the region of the upper surface of the drive coil.

Abstract: A distance measuring apparatus to measure a distance to an object includes: a plurality of light sources to emit a first light and a second light; a mirror; and a light receiving unit. When the mirror rotates about the first and third axes, an angle formed by an optical axis of the second light projected on the first plane and the second axis is larger than an angle formed by an optical axis of the first light projected on the first plane and the second axis, and an angle formed by the optical axis of the second light projected on the second plane and the second axis is larger than an angle formed by the optical axis of the first light projected on the second plane and the second axis.

Abstract: To provide a laser distance measuring apparatus which determines whether the moving body stops autonomously, without depending on the external environment information transmitted from the external apparatuses, and can lower the average power of the laser beam. A laser distance measuring apparatus compares light receiving signals detected at two time points at the same irradiation angle, determines whether the moving body stops, and when it is determined that the moving body stops, makes an average power per unit area and unit time of the laser beam emitted lower than that of when it is determined that the moving body does not stop.

Abstract: In order to expand the surface area of a reflective layer, the space between adjacent turns of a drive coil, which is wound a plurality of turns on a peripheral edge front surface of the principal surface of a movable portion which, being inside a frame-formed support substrate, is connected to the support substrate by torsion bars, is filled and flattened with a smoothing layer, thereby adopting a configuration such that the reflective layer can also be provided in the region of the upper surface of the drive coil.

Abstract: To provide a laser distance measuring apparatus which determines whether the moving body stops autonomously, without depending on the external environment information transmitted from the external apparatuses, and can lower the average power of the laser beam. A laser distance measuring apparatus compares light receiving signals detected at two time points at the same irradiation angle, determines whether the moving body stops, and when it is determined that the moving body stops, makes an average power per unit area and unit time of the laser beam emitted lower than that of when it is determined that the moving body does not stop.

Abstract: In a method of producing a resin gear, after applying a gear cutting having a gear cutting direction toward the gate forming portion onto an outer periphery surface of a resin rim layer, the gate forming portion is cut and removed.

Abstract: In an electric power steering apparatus, a torque transmission body made of an elastic body is interposed between an output shaft of an electric motor and a drive shaft of a drive gear.

Abstract: In a motor-driven power steering apparatus, a grease storage is provided in a lower portion of an engagement portion between a drive gear and an intermediate gear in a housing, and a partition wall for preventing a lubricating material or grease from flowing down from the grease storage to an engagement portion between a pinion shaft and a rack shaft is provided in a periphery of a pinion shaft inserting portion of the housing.

Abstract: In a method of producing a resin gear, after applying a gear cutting having a gear cutting direction toward the gate forming portion onto an outer periphery surface of a resin rim layer, the gate forming portion is cut and removed.

Abstract: In an electric power steering apparatus, a torque transmission body made of an elastic body is interposed between an output shaft of an electric motor and a drive shaft of a drive gear.

Abstract: In a motor-driven power steering apparatus, a grease storage is provided in a lower portion of an engagement portion between a drive gear and an intermediate gear in a housing, and a partition wall for preventing a lubricating material or grease from flowing down from the grease storage to an engagement portion between a pinion shaft and a rack shaft is provided in a periphery of a pinion shaft inserting portion of the housing.