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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2001
Akira Yokoyama, Tochigi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus including an optical unit that movably supports an optical member driven by a manual-drive member, an input member driven by an actuator, an output member for transmitting drive of the input member and driving the manual-drive member, and a state switching unit for performing switching between a first state to transmit drive and a second state so as not to transmit drive in the input member and the output member, in which the input member and the output member are in contact with each other when the state switching unit is in the first state and in the second state.
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