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Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2007
Applicants:

Sio Kuan Lam, De To Pou Gdn-Tsu Pou Kok, MO;

Wing Ming Fan, Sheung Shui, HK;

Tiegang Liu, JiangNan Zhen, CN;

Kwok Sing Cheng, Tuen Mun, HK;

Ho Shan NG, Kowloon, HK;

Inventors:

Sio Kuan Lam, De To Pou Gdn-Tsu Pou Kok, MO;

Wing Ming Fan, Sheung Shui, HK;

Tiegang Liu, JiangNan Zhen, CN;

Kwok Sing Cheng, Tuen Mun, HK;

Ho Shan Ng, Kowloon, HK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

There is provided an actuator used in an optical system comprising a housing, a carrier disposed at least partly inside the housing, and a plurality of linear motion transducers coupled to the carrier and substantially evenly spaced around the carrier within the housing. Each linear motion transducer is able to produce linear motion when energized displacing the carrier relative to the housing to produce linear motion, tilting motion, or both of the carrier.


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