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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Yusaku Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Takehisa Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Nagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); F03G 7/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G02B 7/10 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/09 (2006.01); H01L 41/193 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/005 (2013.01); G02B 7/026 (2013.01); G02B 7/102 (2013.01); G02B 13/0025 (2013.01); H01L 41/0946 (2013.01); H01L 41/193 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driving unit that may improve characteristics in a low temperature environment while implementing downsizing, and a lens module as well as an image pickup device with such a driving unit are provided. The driving unit includes one or a plurality of polymer actuator elements, and a voltage supply section supplying a driving voltage and a heating voltage to the polymer actuator element.