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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Makoto Akabane, Nagano, JP;
Akira Mori, Nagano, JP;
Makoto Akabane, Nagano, JP;
Akira Mori, Nagano, JP;
Nidec Sankyo Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A lens drive device may include a thrust direction stopper mechanism which includes a thrust movement preventing abutting part of the movable body and a thrust movement preventing abutted part of the fixed body for restricting a moving range toward an object side of the movable body, and a radial direction stopper mechanism which includes a radial movement preventing abutting part of the movable body and a radial movement preventing abutted part of the fixed body for restricting a moving range in a radial direction of the movable body. The moving range in the radial direction under an inclined posture of the movable body with respect to an optic axis is restricted over all directions by the radial direction stopper mechanism and the thrust direction stopper mechanism.