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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takeshi Nakajima, Utsunomiya, JP;
Satoshi Tomura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Masato Hagiri, Utsunomiya, JP;
Mitsuru Seki, Chikusei, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/72 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G02B 7/198 (2006.01); G03F 7/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/7015 (2013.01); G02B 7/198 (2013.01); G03F 7/20 (2013.01); G03F 7/26 (2013.01); G03F 7/70591 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical apparatus includes an optical component, a support mechanism configured to support the optical component, a manipulation mechanism configured to manipulate the optical component while contacting the optical component such that a state of the optical component is changed. The optical component is changed by the manipulation mechanism from a first state in which the optical component is supported by the support mechanism to a second state in which the optical component is supported by the manipulation mechanism.