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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Sekio Saito, Saitama, JP;
Hidenori Takahashi, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Takase, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujinon Corporation, Saitama-Shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging apparatus including a lens drive portion and an imaging lens. The lens drive portion, in response to a current signal moves the imaging lens to a position corresponding to the current signal in the optical axis direction. The imaging apparatus also includes a movement control portion that provides a current signal to the lens driving portion. The current signal is gradually changed from a first current signal corresponding to a first position before movement of the imaging lens, to a second current signal corresponding to a second position after movement.