ROTARY DRIVE APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ROTARY DRIVE APPARATUS

This rotary drive apparatus is arranged to rotate a mirror arranged to reflect incoming light coming from a light source, and includes a motor including a rotating portion arranged to rotate about a central axis extending in a vertical direction; and a flywheel including the mirror, and arranged to rotate while being supported by the motor. The flywheel further includes a tubular upper support member, and a lower support member having at least a portion thereof arranged below the upper support member. The mirror has at least a portion thereof arranged on the central axis, and is fixed while being in contact with at least a portion of a lower surface of the upper support member and at least a portion of an upper surface of the lower support member.