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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Nidec Sankyo Corporation, Nagano, JP;
Shogo Kasahara, Nagano, JP;
Shinji Hatano, Nagano, JP;
NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION, Nagano, JP;
Abstract
An optical unit with shake-correction function is provided. A rotational support structure for supporting a movable body including a camera module around an optical axis is rotatably supported around a first axis and a second axis by a gimbal mechanism. The rotational support structure includes: a first annular groove, provided in the movable body; a plate roller, having a second annular groove facing the first annular groove in a direction of a Z axis; and a plurality of spherical objects, configured to be inserted into the first annular groove and the second annular groove, and roll between the movable body and the plate roller. The gimbal mechanism is configured to rotatably support the plate roller around the first axis.