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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Hiroshi Nomura, Saitama, JP;
Shinya Suzuka, Saitama, JP;
Ken Endo, Saitama, JP;
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image stabilizer includes a first moving stage supported by a stationary member movable in a first direction in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis; a second moving stage holding an image-stabilizing optical element and supported by the first moving member to be movable in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction; and first and second driving devices which are supported by the stationary member and drive the first and second moving stages in the first and second directions, respectively. The second driving device includes a moving element which is moved in the second direction, and a linkage portion which associatively links the second moving stage and the moving element to each other in a manner to allow the second moving stage and the moving element to move relative to each other in the first direction.