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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2022
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Osada, Miyagi, JP;
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention controls against size increase of an optical module drive device. An optical module drive device has: a first swing member configured to hold an optical module; a second swing member connected to the first swing member such that the first swing member is swingable about a first swing axis that intersects the optical axis direction; a fixed member connected to the second swing member such that the second swing member is swingable about a second swing axis that intersects the optical axis direction and is perpendicular to the axial direction of the first swing axis; and a drive part configured to make the first swing member swing relative to the fixed member such that the optical axis tilts. The drive part includes a plurality of shape memory alloy wires provided between movable members including the first swing member and the second swing member, and the fixed member.
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