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Optical unit with shake correcting function

US8224169B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2010
Grant dateJul 17, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/68
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical imaging device, wherein an imaging unit is displaced to correct the vibrations, and the imaging unit is supported on a stationary object by a total of four suspension wires. A first imaging unit drive mechanism and a second imaging unit drive mechanism are provided as a pair at two positions on either side of the optical axis L. In the imaging unit drive mechanisms, imaging unit drive magnets, are held on the imaging unit side, which is the movable side, and imaging unit drive coils, are held on the stationary object side.

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