US Patent 11143940 Optical module and projector

An optical module including a base and a rotating structure is provided. The rotating structure includes a frame and an optical element. The frame has at least one shaft portion. The frame is connected to the base through the shaft portion, and is configured to oscillate relative to the base along a rotation axis by taking the shaft portion as a rotating shaft. The optical element is disposed within the frame. The rotation axis passes through a center of gravity of the rotating structure. In addition, a projector having the optical module is also provided. The invention can prevent the rotating structure of the optical module from having an excessive rotational inertia.