Anti-shake apparatus

• US 20050195288A1
• Filed: 03/04/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
• Original Assignee: Pentax Corporation (Hoya Corporation)
• Inventors: Uenaka, Yukio
• Granted Patent: US 7,502,051 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/208.99
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2205/0015 by displacing one or more optical elements normal to the optical axis
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2205/0038 by displacing the image plane with respect to the optical axis
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 5/02 Lateral adjustment of lens
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/68 for stable pick-up of the scene, e.g. compensating for camera body vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/685 performed by mechanical compensation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/687 by shifting the lens or sensor position

Abstract

An anti-shake apparatus of a photographing apparatus comprises a movable unit and a fixed unit. The movable unit has an imaging device and is movable in first and second directions. The fixed unit slidably supports the movable unit in both the first and second directions. The movable unit has a hall-element unit. The magnetic-field change-detecting unit has a horizontal hall-element which is used for detecting a position of the movable unit in the first direction as a first location, and a vertical hall-element which is used for detecting a position of the movable unit in the second direction as a second location. Application of voltage to input terminals of the horizontal hall-element and the vertical hall-element is performed during a position detecting operation of the movable unit, and is stopped at a time other than that for the position detecting operation.

Claims

1. An anti-shake apparatus of a photographing apparatus, comprising:

a movable unit that has one of an imaging device and a hand-shake correcting lens, and that can be moved in first and second directions, said first direction being perpendicular to an optical axis of a camera lens of said photographing apparatus, and said second direction being perpendicular to said optical axis and said first direction; and

a fixed unit that slidably supports said movable unit in both said first and second directions;

one of said movable unit and said fixed unit having a magnetic-field change-detecting unit;

said magnetic-field change-detecting unit having a horizontal magnetic-field change-detecting element which is used for detecting a position of said movable unit in said first direction as a first location, and a vertical magnetic-field change-detecting element which is used for detecting a position of said movable unit in said second direction as a second location; and

the application of voltage to input terminals of said horizontal magnetic-field change-detecting element and said vertical magnetic-field change-detecting element being performed during a position detecting operation of said movable unit, and being stopped at a time other than the time for said position detecting operation.

2. The anti-shake apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a signal-processing unit; and

a control unit that controls said movable unit, said fixed unit, and said signal-processing unit, and which has first and second A/D converters;

said signal-processing unit outputting a first detected-position signal, which specifies said first location on the basis of output signals of said horizontal magnetic-field change-detecting element, to said first A/D converter, and outputting a second detected-position signal, which specifies said second location on the basis of output signals of said vertical magnetic-field change-detecting element, to said second A/D converter;

said control unit calculating said first location on the basis of an A/D converting operation by said first A/D converter, for said first detected-position signal, and calculating said second location on the basis of an A/D converting operation by said second A/D converter, for said second detected-position signal; and

said application of a first voltage to the input terminals of said horizontal magnetic-field change-detecting element and of a second voltage to the input terminals of said vertical magnetic-field change-detecting element, being performed and stopped by said control unit, through said signal-processing unit.

3. The anti-shake apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said signal-processing unit has operational amplifiers which are used for outputting said first and second detected-position signals;

application of voltage to all of said operational amplifiers is performed during a position detecting operation of said movable unit, and is stopped at a time other than the time for said position detecting operation.

4. The anti-shake apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when said position detecting operation is started, said application of voltage to all of said operational amplifiers is performed before said application of said first voltage to the input terminals of said horizontal magnetic-field change-detecting element and said second voltage to the input terminals of said vertical magnetic-field change-detecting element, is performed;

and

when the position detecting operation is finished, said application of voltage to all of said operational amplifiers, said application of said first voltage to the input terminals of said horizontal magnetic-field change-detecting element and of said second voltage to the input terminals of said vertical magnetic-field change-detecting element, is stopped at the same time.

5. The anti-shake apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a memory unit that is connected with said control unit, and stores values of said first voltage and said second voltage;

and

a content which is stored in said memory unit is not deleted even if said memory unit is set to the off state.

6. The anti-shake apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movable unit has said magnetic-field change-detecting unit;

said horizontal magnetic-field change-detecting element has one magnetic-field change-detecting element; and

said vertical magnetic-field change-detecting element has one magnetic-field change-detecting element.

7. The anti-shake apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said magnetic-field change-detecting unit is a one-axis hall element;

and

said horizontal magnetic-field change-detecting element and said vertical magnetic-field change-detecting element are hall elements.

8. The anti-shake apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said fixed unit has a first position-detecting magnet which is used for detecting said first location and faces said horizontal magnetic-field change-detecting element, and has a second position-detecting magnet which is used for detecting said second location and faces said vertical magnetic-field change-detecting element.

9. The anti-shake apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said first position-detecting magnet is used for moving said movable unit in said first direction;

and

said second position-detecting magnet is used for moving said movable unit in said second direction.

10. An anti-shake apparatus of a photographing apparatus, comprising:

a movable unit that has one of an imaging device and a hand-shake correcting lens, and that can be moved on a plane which is perpendicular to an optical axis of a camera lens of said photographing apparatus, and

a fixed unit that supports said movable unit so as to be movable on said plane;

one of said movable unit and said fixed unit having a detecting unit which is used for detecting a position of said movable unit on said plane; and

said detecting unit being set to the on state, during a position detecting operation of said movable unit, and being set to the off state at a time other than the time for said position detecting operation.