Multi-degree-of-freedom support mechanism, lens barrel, and optical device
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorHironori Honsho
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Abstract
A multi-degree-of-freedom support mechanism includes a first member having a protruding part with a spherical surface, and a second member having a pair of planes opposite to each other across the protruding part. One of the first member and the second member is able to make relative movement with respect to the other with sliding movement of the spherical surface on the pair of planes. The pair of planes is in contact with the spherical surface. The relative movement includes translational movement in two degrees of freedom in planar direction and rotational movement about an axis in three degrees of freedom in the pair of planes.
Claims10
A multi-degree-of-freedom support mechanism comprising:
- a first member having a protruding part with a single spherical surface;
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- a second member having a pair of planes opposite to each other across the protruding part, wherein
- one of the first member and the second member is able to make relative movement with respect to the other with sliding movement of the single spherical surface on the pair of planes, and the pair of planes is in contact with the single spherical surface, and
- the relative movement of the one of the first member and second member being moveable in five degrees of freedom including translational movement in two degrees of freedom in planar direction and rotational movement in three degrees of freedom around three rotational axes, each of the three rotational axes being orthogonal to the other two rotational axes and passing through a substantial center of the single spherical surface in the pair of planes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.