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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2023
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Yokobori, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a camera module including: a movable body including an optical element; a fixed portion having a surface facing the movable body in a direction intersecting an optical axis of the optical element; a first drive unit having a portion arranged on a first surface of the movable body, for generating a first driving force for moving the movable body in a first direction; a second drive unit having a portion arranged on a second surface of the movable body different from the first surface, for generating a second driving force for moving the movable body in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a position sensing unit arranged on a surface of the fixed portion facing the first surface of the movable body, or on the first surface of the movable body, for detecting positions in the first and second directions of the movable body.