Shake correction mechanism and image sensing apparatus using the same
First Claim
1. A shake correction mechanism comprising:
- a lens barrel;
a support mechanism that oscillatingly supports the lens barrel; and
an actuator unit that applies an oscillating force to the lens barrel, the support mechanism including an elastic support member that elastically supports the lens barrel at one point thereof, the lens barrel being operative to tilt at least an optical axis thereof when an oscillating force is applied to the lens barrel by the actuator unit, and the elastic support member being subjected to elastic deformation when the oscillating force is applied to the lens barrel by the actuator unit.
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Abstract
A shake correction mechanism 1 has an elastic support member 2 for elastically and oscillatingly supporting a lens barrel 10 at one point, and first and second actuators 3a and 3b for applying oscillating forces to the lens barrel 10. When a moment is applied to the lens barrel 10 by the first and second actuators 3a and 3b, the elastic support member 2 is subjected to elastic deformation. Thereby, the lens barrel 10 is oscillated to tilt the optical axis thereof in a desires direction. Thus, the lens barrel 10 is oscillatingly driven without use of a rotary joint or the like as employed in the conventional gimbal mechanism. This arrangement enables to miniaturize the shake correction mechanism.
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14 Claims
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1. A shake correction mechanism comprising:
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a lens barrel;
a support mechanism that oscillatingly supports the lens barrel; and
an actuator unit that applies an oscillating force to the lens barrel, the support mechanism including an elastic support member that elastically supports the lens barrel at one point thereof, the lens barrel being operative to tilt at least an optical axis thereof when an oscillating force is applied to the lens barrel by the actuator unit, and the elastic support member being subjected to elastic deformation when the oscillating force is applied to the lens barrel by the actuator unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An image sensing apparatus comprising:
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a main body of the image sensing apparatus;
an image sensing section including a lens barrel;
a swing angle detector that detects a swing angle of the lens barrel relative to the main body;
a shake correction controller that generates a shake correction control signal based on the detected swing angle; and
a shake correction mechanism controlled by the shake correction controller, wherein the shake correction mechanism comprising;
the lens barrel;
a support mechanism that oscillatingly supports the lens barrel; and
an actuator unit that applies an oscillating force to the lens barrel, the support mechanism including an elastic support member that elastically supports the lens barrel at one point thereof, the lens barrel being operative to tilt at least an optical axis thereof when an oscillating force is applied to the lens barrel by the actuator unit, and the elastic support member being subjected to elastic deformation when the oscillating force is applied to the lens barrel by the actuator unit.
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