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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Imaging apparatus including device for removing foreign matter adhering on surface of optical member
Yuuki Niwamae, Ohta-ku, JP;
Shoji Kaihara, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshii, Yokohama, JP;
Eiri Tsukatani, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Hirokazu Ichiki, Hachioji, JP;
Futoshi Hirai, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshifumi Urakami, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideaki Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuuki Niwamae, Ohta-ku, JP;
Shoji Kaihara, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshii, Yokohama, JP;
Eiri Tsukatani, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Hirokazu Ichiki, Hachioji, JP;
Futoshi Hirai, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshifumi Urakami, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideaki Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus capable of easily removing a foreign matter adhering on an optical filter surface is disclosed. A rubber member holding an optical low pass filter seals an imaging sensor and the optical low pass filter, and a piezoelectric element vibrates an edge portion of the optical low pass filter in the direction of an optical axis, and gives the optical low pass filter a rotational force around an axis orthogonal to an imaging optical axis.