Optical unit with shake correcting function

1. An optical unit with a shake correcting function comprising:

a fixed body;

a movable module which holds an optical element;

a swing support point which swingably supports the movable module; and

a shake correction drive mechanism structured to swing the movable module with the swing support point as a swing center;

wherein the swing support point is structured of an abutted portion of two members in an optical axis direction between a bottom part of the movable module and a bottom part of the fixed body; and

wherein at least one of the two members is made of elastic material;

wherein one of the two members is abutted with the other member through a portion which is curved in a projected shape and thereby the abutted portion is structured;

wherein only one of the two members is made of elastic material;

wherein the elastic material is one of rubber and porous elastomer.

2. The optical unit with a shake correcting function according to claim 1 , further comprising a spring member which is provided between the movable module and the fixed body for urging the movable module toward the bottom part of the fixed body.

3. The optical unit with a shake correcting function according to claim 1 , further comprising a photo reflector which is provided between the bottom part of the movable module and the bottom part of the fixed body for detecting displacement of the movable module with respect to the fixed body,

wherein the shake correction drive mechanism is controlled on a basis of a detection result of the reflector.

4. The optical unit with a shake correcting function according to claim 1 , further comprising a flexible circuit board which is connected with the movable module,

wherein the flexible circuit board is provided with a folded-back portion which is turned around at a same height position in the optical axis direction as a swing center of the movable module in the swing support point between the bottom part of the movable module and the bottom part of the fixed body.

5. The optical unit with a shake correcting function according to claim 1 , wherein

the shake correction drive mechanism includes four permanent magnets which are formed in a flat plate shape and are respectively fixed to four outer faces of a case having a rectangular tube-shaped body part structuring the movable module, and four coil parts which are disposed on four inner faces of a cover having a rectangular tube-shaped body part structuring the fixed body, and

the movable module is swung by the four permanent magnets and the four coil parts with the swing support point as a swing center.

6. The optical unit with a shake correcting function according to claim 1 , wherein

the portion structuring the abutted portion which is curved in the projected shape is formed in a spherical shape, and

an abutting face of the other member which is abutted with a tip end of the spherical shape is formed in a flat face.

7. The optical unit with a shake correcting function according to claim 6 , wherein

the movable module is provided with a lens and an imaging element as the optical element,

the bottom part of the movable module is structured of a mounting board on which the imaging element is mounted,

the swing support point is structured of a steel ball, which is positioned by a hole formed in the bottom part of the fixed body, and a support plate which is fixed to a board face of the mounting board on which the imaging element is mounted, and

the support plate is structured of the elastic material and is formed so that its abutting face which is abutted with the steel ball is a flat face.

8. The optical unit with a shake correcting function according to claim 7 , further comprising a plate-shaped spring member which is provided with a fixed side connecting part connected with the fixed body, a movable side connecting part connected with the movable module, and a plurality of arm parts which are extended between the fixed side connecting part and the movable side connecting part, and the plate-shaped spring member being structured to urge the movable module toward the swing support point, and

wherein the steel ball and the flat face of the support plate which is structured of the elastic material are abutted with each other by the plate-shaped spring member.

9. The optical unit with a shake correcting function according to claim 8 , wherein

the shake correction drive mechanism includes four permanent magnets which are formed in a flat plate shape and are respectively fixed to four outer faces of a case having a rectangular tube-shaped body part structuring the movable module, and four coil parts which are disposed on four inner faces of a cover having a rectangular tube-shaped body part structuring the fixed body, and

the movable module is swung by the four permanent magnets and the four coil parts with the swing support point, which is structured of the steel ball and the flat face of the support plate, as a swing center.

10. The optical unit with a shake correcting function according to claim 8 , further comprising a photo reflector which is mounted on the mounting board of the movable module for detecting displacement of the movable module with respect to the fixed body,

wherein the shake correction drive mechanism is controlled on a basis of a detection result of the photo reflector.

11. The optical unit with a shake correcting function according to claim 8 , further comprising a flexible circuit board which is connected with the mounting board of the movable module,

wherein the flexible circuit board is provided with a folded-back portion which is turned around at a same height position in the optical axis direction as a swing center of the movable module in the swing support point between the mounting board of the movable module and the bottom part of the fixed body.