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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2023
Yukihiro Takimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Aranai, Tokyo, JP;
Yukihiro Takimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Aranai, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical element driving apparatus includes: a coil and a magnet separately disposed at a movable part configured to hold an optical element and a fixing part configured to support the movable part, the coil and the magnet being configured to operate in conjunction with each other to move the movable part with respect to the fixing part; and a magnetic sensor configured to detect a position of the movable part based on a relative position with respect to the magnet. The magnetic sensor is mounted on a magnetic sensor substrate, the magnetic sensor substrate is housed in a recess provided in the fixing part.