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US 11,378,869 B2Granted
Optical element holding apparatus with orthogonally inserted holding base
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTomoya Onaka
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Abstract
A fixing component fixes an imaging lens and have a side surface including an opening. A holding frame holds an optical element. A holding base is inserted into the opening from a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the imaging lens and holds the holding frame. A driving gear drives the holding frame in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the imaging lens. The holding base has an engagement portion that engages with the driving gear when the holding base is inserted into the opening.
Claims11
An apparatus comprising:
- a fixing component configured to fix an imaging lens and have a side surface including an opening;
- a holding frame configured to hold an optical element and has a gear;
- a holding base configured to be inserted into the opening from a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the imaging lens and hold the holding frame;
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- a driving gear configured to drive the holding frame in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the imaging lens, wherein the gear is arranged to engage with the driving gear;
- wherein the holding base has an engagement portion that engages with the driving gear when the holding base is inserted into the opening,
- wherein the engagement portion has a shape that is substantially the same as teeth of the gear.
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