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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2022
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Katsutoshi Suzuki, Fukushima, JP;
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lens holder driving device includes a first piezoelectric driver configured to move a first lens holder along an optical-axis direction based on the movement of a first piezoelectric element and a second piezoelectric driver configured to move a second lens holder along the optical-axis direction based on the movement of a second piezoelectric element. The first lens holder includes a portion (first left-bearing portion) near a first shaft member and a portion near a second shaft member. The first piezoelectric driver is provided in the first left-bearing portion and contacts the first shaft member. The second lens holder incudes a portion near the first shaft member and a portion (second right-bearing portion) near the second shaft member. The second piezoelectric driver is provided in the second right-bearing portion and contacts the second shaft member.