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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Shinji Kaneko, Kokubunji, JP;
Kimihiko Nishioka, Hachioji, JP;
Takeshi Nakane, Hachioji, JP;
Toshihiro Nakao, Hachioji, JP;
Shinji Kaneko, Kokubunji, JP;
Kimihiko Nishioka, Hachioji, JP;
Takeshi Nakane, Hachioji, JP;
Toshihiro Nakao, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical unit is constructed by superposing and cementing the first substrate having fixed electrodes and the second substrate having a sheet-like member in which a moving plate-spring-like electrode is provided. Concentric through holes are provide at the middles of the sheet-like member of the first substrate and the second substrate, and an optical element, such as a lens, a mirror, or a prism, is mounted to the through hole of the sheet-like member. When voltages applied between the fixed electrodes and the moving electrode are controlled, the sheet-like member is displaced and thereby the optical element is deformed.