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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Kimiya Ikushima, Osaka, JP;
Hidekazu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Togawa, Osaka, JP;
Tatsuya Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Kimiya Ikushima, Osaka, JP;
Hidekazu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Togawa, Osaka, JP;
Tatsuya Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01); H02K 41/035 (2006.01); G02B 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G02B 27/646 (2013.01); H02K 41/0356 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a lens actuator according to an exemplary embodiment, wires that connect a holder and a base of a movable unit have diameters of 30 μm or more and less than 70 μm, and the wires have longitudinal elastic moduli of 100 GPa or more and less than 500 GPa. The wire is flexible even if a small amount of currents are passed through a plurality of OIS coils, and the lens actuator suitable to electric power saving can be provided.