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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Ezawa, Yokohama, JP;
Ryosuke Shimokawa, Koganei, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image stabilization apparatus includes a fixed barrel member, a movable barrel member configured to hold an optical lens, a support member configured to movably support the movable barrel member with respect to the fixed barrel member within a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical lens and a drive unit configured to drive the movable barrel member with respect to the fixed barrel member, in which the fixed barrel member or the movable barrel member includes a support member disposing portion configured to rotatably accommodate the support member and limit an amount of movement of the support member within a plane and a small spatial region portion formed by notching part of the support member disposing portion so as to communicate with the support member disposing portion, an interior of the small spatial region portion being filled with a lubrication member.