Patent · US Expired

Displacement detection device and lens barrel

US7113697B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateNov 6, 2002
Grant dateSep 26, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D5/245
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A displacement detection device which detects a displacement of a movable member which is provided so as to be displaceable with respect to a fixed member, comprises: a scale that is provided as a unit with the movable member; a displacement detection section that detects a displacement of the scale; a support member that supports the displacement detection section in a state in which the displacement detection section is able to shift in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to a contact plane where the displacement detection section contacts with the scale at a contact position between the displacement detection section and the scale and in which shifting in a direction other than the direction substantially perpendicular to the contact plane is restricted; and a pressure application member that applies a pressure to the displacement detection section towards the scale.

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