Camera drive device
US8780264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2205/0069
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera driving apparatus according to the present invention includes a camera section 100; a fixed unit including a protrusion section 202 at least partially formed of a magnetic member and has a shape of at least a part of a spherical face; a movable unit, the movable unit including an attracting magnet 404 for generating a magnetic attracting force, and a conical contact face with which the protrusion section of the fixed unit is loosely engageable and contactable by the magnetic attracting force, the movable unit being freely pivotable with respect to a sphere center of the spherical face of the protrusion section; a panning driving section; a tilting driving section; a rolling driving section; a detector; and a line 310′ spirally wound around the protrusion section 202 for connecting the camera section and an external circuit provided on the fixed unit to each other.
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