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Granted Patent B2
US 9,804,407 · App. 14/044,920 · Granted Oct 31, 2017

Image shake correction apparatus having exposed damping member and installation region of damping member overlapping with ball or sphere contact surface in an optical axis direction

Inventor: Takuji Umezu (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B27/646G02B7/102H04N5/2328H04N5/23258G02B27/64
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Patent No.
US 9,804,407
App. No.
14/044,920
Granted
Oct 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image shake correction apparatus includes a first fixing member; a movable member configured to correct the image shake, and configured to hold an optical element; a plurality of spherical members that are movable; a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force through the spherical member in the optical axis direction; a second fixing member that is disposed on the opposite side of the optical axis direction; and a plurality of damping members disposed in the second fixing member that suppresses vibration resulting from movement of the movable member. Either one of the first fixing member or the movable member includes a contact surface configured to make contact with the spherical member, and the maximum movable range of the contact surface overlaps with at least a portion of the installation region of the damping member in the optical axis direction.

Claims (42)

1. An image vibration correction apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a first fixing member;

a second fixing member;

a movable member holding an optical element and configured to reduce image vibration by moving in a direction different from a direction of an optical axis relative to the first fixing member, and to be disposed between the first fixing member and the second fixing member; and

a spherical member that is movable being between the first fixing member and the movable member;

wherein the second fixing member has a damping member configured to attenuate vibration resulting from movement of the movable member by connection with a portion of the movable member,

wherein the movable member includes a contact surface configured to make contact with the spherical member,

wherein, when viewed from the direction of the optical axis, the maximum movable range of the contact surface overlaps with at least a portion of an installation region of the damping member,

wherein, when viewed from the direction of the optical axis, a center of the contact surface is positioned further outside than a center of the optical element, and the installation region of the damping member is positioned further outside than the center of the contact surface, and

wherein, when the image vibration correction apparatus is viewed from a side of the first fixing member on the direction of the optical axis, at least a part of the damping member is exposed.

2. The image vibration correction apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein either one of the first fixing member or the movable member includes a regulating unit configured to regulate the movable range of the spherical member, and

wherein the movable range of the spherical member that is regulated by the regulating unit overlaps with at least a portion of the installation region of the damping member in the direction of the optical axis.

3. The image vibration correction apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein three spherical members are disposed in the periphery of the optical element within a plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis, and

wherein the maximum movable range of the contact surface or the movable range of the spherical member overlaps with at least a portion of the installation region of the damping member in the direction of the optical axis relative to two of the three spherical members.

4. The image vibration correction apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein three spherical members are disposed in the periphery of the optical element within a plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis, and

wherein the maximum movable range of the contact surface or the movable range of the spherical member overlaps with at least a portion of the installation region of the damping member in the direction of the optical axis relative to two of the three spherical members.

5. An optical device including an optical system configured from a plurality of optical elements, wherein the optical system includes an image vibration correction apparatus, wherein the image vibration correction apparatus comprising:

a first fixing member;

a second fixing member;

a movable member holding an optical element and configured to reduce image vibration by moving in a direction different from a direction of an optical axis relative to the first fixing member, and to be disposed between the first fixing member and the second fixing member; and

a spherical member that is movable being between the first fixing member and the movable member;

wherein the second fixing member has a damping member configured to attenuate vibration resulting from movement of the movable member by connection with a portion of the movable member,

wherein the movable member includes a contact surface configured to make contact with the spherical member,

wherein, when viewed from the direction of the optical axis, the maximum movable range of the contact surface overlaps with at least a portion of an installation region of the damping member,

wherein, when viewed from the direction of the optical axis, a center of the contact surface is positioned further outside than a center of the optical element, and the installation region of the damping member is positioned further outside than the center of the contact surface, and

wherein, when the image vibration correction apparatus is viewed from a side of the first fixing member on the direction of the optical axis, at least a part of the damping member is exposed.

6. An image vibration correction apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a first fixing member;

a second fixing member;

a movable member holding an optical element and configured to reduce image vibration by moving in a direction different from a direction of an optical axis relative to the first fixing member, and to be disposed between the first fixing member and the second fixing member; and

a spherical member that is movable being between the first fixing member and the movable member; and the movable member includes a contact surface configured to make contact with the spherical member;

wherein the second fixing member has a damping member configured to attenuate vibration resulting from movement of the movable member by connection with a portion of the movable member,

wherein, when viewed from the direction of the optical axis, a maximum movable range of the contact surface overlaps with at least a portion of an installation region of the damping member, and

wherein, when the image vibration correction apparatus is viewed from a side of the first fixing member on the direction of the optical axis, at least a part of the damping member is exposed.

7. An optical device including an optical system configured from a plurality of optical elements, wherein the optical system includes an image vibration correction apparatus, wherein the image vibration correction apparatus comprising:

a first fixing member;

a second fixing member;

a movable member holding an optical element and configured to reduce image vibration by moving in a direction different from a direction of an optical axis relative to the first fixing member, and to be disposed between the first fixing member and the second fixing member; and

a spherical member that is movable being between the first fixing member and the movable member; and the movable member includes a contact surface configured to make contact with the spherical member;

wherein the second fixing member has a damping member configured to attenuate vibration resulting from movement of the movable member by connection with a portion of the movable member,

wherein, when viewed from the direction of the optical axis, the maximum movable range of the contact surface overlaps with at least a portion of an installation region of the damping member, and

wherein, when the image vibration correction apparatus is viewed from a side of the first fixing member on the direction of the optical axis, at least a part of the damping member is exposed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2014
From: UMEZU, TAKUJI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-222850 · Oct 5, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140098421A1 · Apr 10, 2014