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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Masayoshi Sugawara, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Sugawara, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An auto focus support section () of a lens driving device has a support body () and a reinforcing section (). The support body has a fixed end () connected to an auto focus fixing section (), free ends () connected to an auto focus movable section (), and arms () connected to the fixed end and the free ends. The arms are made of an elastic material, with two hinge sections () thinner than surrounding structures and axes orthogonal to the optical axis, that move together with the auto focus movable section towards the optical axis. The arms bend in opposite directions at the two hinge sections. The reinforcing sections are made of a material more rigid than the elastic material of the arms, and are disposed between the two hinge sections of the arms.