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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Masafumi Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Ando, Kawasaki, JP;
Masafumi Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Ando, Kawasaki, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided in an image pickup apparatus are an imaging optical system (), an image pickup element (), a fixed member () whose position relative to the imaging optical axis OA is fixed, a plurality of movable supporting balls (), each movably supported with attraction of magnetic force, a movable member () in which the image pickup element is provided and which is movably supported by the fixed member with magnetic force through each movable supporting ball (), a driving mechanism () to generate driving force to relatively move the movable member with respect to the fixed member, a display unit (), a mounting plate to mount the display unit in the casing (), wherein the mounting plate () is provided with a protruding arm portion () protruding toward the movable member.