Lens drive apparatus including damper compound suppressing undesired resonance

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PATENT NO 9778481
APP PUB NO 20150355477A1
SERIAL NO

14832009

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A lens drive apparatus includes an image stabilizer portion moves an auto-focusing lens driving portion in first and second directions orthogonal to an optical axis and perpendicular to each other, and the image stabilizer portion includes a fixed member disposed apart from the auto-focusing lens driving portion in a direction of the optical axis, a plurality of suspension wires each comprising an end fixed to the fixed member at an outer region thereof, a narrowing portion that is disposed between the fixed member and the auto-focusing lens driving portion and that narrows part of a gap between the fixed member and the auto-focusing lens driving portion, and a damper compound that is disposed at the narrowed part of the gap between the fixed member and the auto-focusing lens driving portion and that suppress undesired resonance in the direction of the optical axis of the auto-focusing lens driving portion.

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MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO LTDTAMA-SHI TOKYO 206-8567

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Ariji, Makoto Tokyo, JP 7 357
Moriya, Akihiro Tokyo, JP 41 869
Sato, Keiichi Tokyo, JP 177 2046
Sugawara, Masayoshi Tokyo, JP 57 1492

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