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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Oikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical driving apparatus includes a holder configured to hold an optical element and including a first contact portion and a second contact portion that are spaced from each other in an optical axis direction, a guide member configured to contact the first contact portion and the second contact portion and to guide the holder in the optical axis direction, and a biasing member configured to generate a biasing force serving as a magnetic force configured to bias the holder so that the first contact portion and the second contact portion are pressed against the guide member. The biasing member is disposed between the first contact portion and the second contact portion in the optical axis direction.