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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2010
Manji Takano, Amagasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Shibatani, Sakai, JP;
Manji Takano, Amagasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Shibatani, Sakai, JP;
Konica Minolta Opto, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A small imaging apparatus () implementing an optical image stabilizing function has a vibratory driving device () which comprises a driving shaft (), an electromechanical transducer () consisting of a plurality of elongatable portions capable of elongating and contracting in an axial direction of the driving shaft () respectively and integrated with each other, and a driving member () slidably engaging on the driving shaft (); a axially movable optical member () of which position is restrained in the axial direction by the driving member (); and a vertically movable optical member () of which position is restrained in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction by the driving shaft (), the elongatable portions uniformly elongating and contracting repeatedly to displace the driving member () slidingly on the driving shaft (), and unequally elongating or contracting to incline the driving shaft () to displace the driving member ().