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Patent No.:

US 10401711 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2016

Multidirectional drive device, and automatic camera

Applicant:

Nec Embedded Products, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomomi Matsuda, Tokyo, JP;

Riichiro Tadakuma, Yonezawa, JP;

Hiroto Saito, Osaka, JP;

Kazuki Abe, Utsunomiya, JP;

Assignee:

NEC Embedded Products, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Primary Examiner:

Clayton E LaBalle

Assistant Examiner:

Warren K Fenwick

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/56 (2006.01); F16H 19/04 (2006.01); G03B 15/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01); B25J 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/561 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 19/001 (2013.01); F16H 19/04 (2013.01); G03B 15/00 (2013.01); G03B 17/00 (2013.01); G03B 17/56 (2013.01); H04N 5/222 (2013.01); B25J 9/102 (2013.01); B25J 9/12 (2013.01); B25J 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A multidirectional drive device includes: a driven member that comprises a spherical surface having depressions and protrusions; a rotation driving part that is in contact with the spherical surface of the driven member and rotates the driven member; and a supporting member that is fixed to the driven member and supports an operated body. At least either one of a position and an orientation of the operated body is adjusted by rotation of the driven member.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Matsuda, Tomomi. (2019). Multidirectional drive device, and automatic camera (U.S. Patent No. 10401711). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10401711

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