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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2008
Applicant:
Kouhei Imoto, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Kouhei Imoto, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A holding apparatus adapted to hold an optical element above a base includes at least two held members provided at different positions on an outer periphery of the optical element; and holding members provided above the base for respective held members, the holding members being supported above the base by flexure members. Each held member is held by the corresponding holding member in a kinematic coupling.