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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 08, 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 fixed body, a movable body having a lens, a magnetic drive mechanism for magnetically driving the movable body in a lens optical axis direction, and a spring member which connects the movable body with the fixed body. The fixed body may include a base disposed on an imaging element side, a shield member which is formed in a cover shape and which is provided with a side plate part whose imaging element side end part is abutted with an object side face of the base, and a ground terminal which is a different member from the shield member and connected with the shield member. An imaging element side face of the ground terminal is supported by a ground terminal support part formed on the object side face of the base and a gap space is formed between the object side face of the ground terminal and an end part of the side plate part of the shield member.