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Imaging apparatus having improved resolution due to control of an inclination angle of a refracting plate in more than one direction

US5637861A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 1995
Grant dateJun 10, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/58
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A refracting plate is installed in the center of an actuator provided with a gimbaling mechanism element, which includes rotation supporting portions. A pair of voice coil motors are provided for each of the X- and the Y-axis in order to incline the refracting plate about the respective rotation supporting portions, and their own bobbins press the middle parts of the respective sides of the gimbaling mechanism element.

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