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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Tomihiro Wakayama, Saitama, JP;
Chiraru Katagiri, Saitama, JP;
Tomihiro Wakayama, Saitama, JP;
Chiraru Katagiri, Saitama, JP;
Nidec Copal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A driving device includes a piezoelectric element that expands and contracts by the application of voltage, a driving shaft fixed to one end of the piezoelectric element in a direction of the optical axis, a lens holder fixed to the other end of the piezoelectric element in the direction of the optical axis, a friction portion frictionally engaged with the driving shaft, and a base that supports the driving shaft such that the driving shaft is capable of moving along the optical axis. The friction portion includes a receiving portion and a leaf spring that are arranged in a manner such that the driving shaft extending along the optical axis is clamped therebetween in the radial direction.