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Image stabilizer

US7804645B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 5, 2006
Grant dateSep 28, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/687
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image stabilizer of the present invention is provided with a lens module 101 that holds a lens and an imaging element, an inner frame that turnably supports the lens module 101, and driving portion that turns the lens module 101 relative to the inner frame 11, with the driving portion including a bimorph 14. An image stabilizer thereby can be provided that allows the overall size and profile of an imaging apparatus to be reduced.

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