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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2012
Koichi Muramatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Muramatsu, Yokohama, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes: a base; an image sensor; and a correction mechanism that prevents an image blur, the correction mechanism including: a movable frame that holds the image sensor; a device for moving in an X-direction; a device for moving in a Y-direction; and an attracting and holding device including: an iron plate provided on one of the movable frame and the base; a magnet plate provided on the other one; and an iron ball provided between the iron plate and the magnet plate, the attracting and holding device attracting and holding the movable frame to the base by attracting the iron plate to the magnet plate via the iron ball, and wherein a guide device moves the movable frame to a side of the base when the movable frame is moved by the devices for moving in the X- and Y-directions in a predetermined direction.