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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Tomohiko Osaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Ishizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiko Osaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Ishizawa, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lens holder driving device is provided with a lens holder, a securing part including a base member, a drive mechanism, and a position detection unit. The drive mechanism includes a yoke that is provided to stand on the base member. The position detection unit includes a sensor magnet mounted to the outer peripheral surface of the lens holder, and a magnetic detection element provided in the securing part. The yoke is provided with a tube-shaped external cylinder part, and the external cylinder part includes a plurality of plate sections each having a cutout section. The lens holder driving device includes a foreign matter entry prevention member that prevents foreign matter from getting inside from the cutout sections of the plate sections.