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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2005
Applicant:
Hideo Tanaka, Ustunomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Hideo Tanaka, Ustunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 41/00 (2006.01); G03B 27/52 (2006.01); G03B 27/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A driving apparatus which drives an object. The apparatus includes an electromagnetic actuator having a movable element and a stator, a surrounding member surrounding a heat portion of the electromagnetic actuator, a beam which provides the object with a driving force in accordance with movement of the movable element, a connecting member connecting the movable element and the beam, wherein the surrounding member has an opening allowing the movement of the movable element, the opening being arranged at a portion of the surrounding member not facing the object, and a heat recovery unit arranged at a position facing the opening.