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Image stabilizing unit, lens unit, and imaging apparatus, having two drive units at an inclined angle to one another for driving an imaging device a direction perpendicular to the optical axis

US8019210B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 16, 2007
Grant dateSep 13, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2205/0069
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is provided an image stabilizing unit 1 small in size in one direction perpendicular to an optical axis, including, on a base member 2, a movable compensation member 5 which can displace an image forming position by moving in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis Z, and two drive units 6, 7 for displacing the movable compensation member 5 in the directions of R and S which are different from each other for 90 degrees, wherein the directions in which the drive units 6, 7 respectively move the movable compensation member 5 are inclined 45 degrees to a direction X which connects the drive units 6, 7 and the optical axis center Z of the movable compensation member 5.

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