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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiko Sato, Utsunomiya, JP;
Koji Sato, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kota Asano, Utsunomiya, JP;
Daisuke Shiraishi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Makoto Hayakawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical apparatus includes an optical unit driven by an actuator, a holder configured to hold the optical unit, and an elastic member that contacts the holder via a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion, and contacts the optical unit via a connecting portion provided between the first contacting portion and the second contacting portion. The elastic member is spaced from the holder between the first contacting portion and the second contacting portion, and spaced from the optical unit between the first contacting portion and the connecting portion and between the connecting portion and the second contacting portion. Part of the elastic member opposite to the connecting portion that contacts the optical unit is spaced from the holder.