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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2009
Ippei Maeda, Saitama, JP;
Tatsuyuki Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroto Ogiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Mutoh, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuto Matsubara, Gifu, JP;
Ippei Maeda, Saitama, JP;
Tatsuyuki Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroto Ogiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Mutoh, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuto Matsubara, Gifu, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image blur correcting unit allows the optical axis of a lens system to coincide with the center of an imager, thus correcting an image blur. The unit includes a stationary member and a holder member. The holder member holds either one of the elements of the lens system or the imager and moves relative to the stationary member in a first direction and a second direction, the first and second directions being orthogonal to each other in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis. The unit further includes a first guide section and a second guide section for guiding the holder member in the first and second directions during movement, and a driving section moving the holder member in the first and second directions. The one of the elements of the lens system or the imager is disposed outside an area surrounded by the first and second guide sections.