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Title:
LENS MOVING MECHANISM, CAMERA, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004038058
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a lens moving mechanism being advantageous for miniaturization and a camera and an electronic apparatus which incorporates the lens moving mechanism.

When a first mobile lens support frame 2016 is moved in the direction of an optical axis by contraction of a first shape memory alloy 2028 or a second shape memory alloy 2030, a cam plate 2046 is shaken around a support shaft 2048 in accordance with movement of a first cam pin 2042. A second cam groove 2052 is moved by shake of the cam plate 2046 and thereby a second cam pin 2044 is moved, and thus a second mobile lens support frame 2020 is moved in the direction of the optical axis.


Inventors:
NIIKURA HIDEO
EGUCHI NORITOSHI
ADACHI NORIYUKI
IGARASHI TAKASHI
Application Number:
JP2002198261A
Publication Date:
February 05, 2004
Filing Date:
July 08, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SONY CORP
International Classes:
G02B7/08; G02B7/04; G03B17/12; H04N5/225; (IPC1-7): G02B7/08; G02B7/04; G03B17/12; H04N5/225
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shigeru Noda