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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/764 ; G03B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/764 ; G03B 1/700 ;
Abstract
In an image stabilizing apparatus in which inner and outer gimbals are pivoted about two pivotal axes so as to fix an erect prism with respect to an inertial system, a torsion coil spring is disposed to provide one-side stressing between the inner and outer gimbals so as to pivotally stress the inner gimbal with respect to the outer gimbal in one direction. When image stabilizing control is started, the elastic force of the torsion coil spring instantly changes the angular position of the inner gimbal so that a capacitor is charged earlier, thereby enhancing the response in PWM control.