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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
Tsuneo Fujiwara, Osaka, JP;
Kyoji Kasuga, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Egawa, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A driving device includes: a bending displacement member (A), partially fixed, which is excited by electrical control to be bent and displaced; a bending displacement member (B), partially fixed, which is excited by electrical control to be bent and displaced; an elastic member () joined to the bending displacement members (A,B); a friction member (), joined to the elastic member (), which is capable of partially making contact with a body tube (); and a camera module housing () capable of housing the bending displacement members (A,B), the elastic member (), and the body tube (). The bending displacement members (A,B) may be disposed along an inner wall of the camera module housing (). The driving device may also include control means for exciting the bending displacement members (A,B).