Patent ID: 11947253
Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. An optical unit comprising:
a movable body comprising an optical module;
a fixed body which holds the movable body in a movable state;
a gimbal mechanism comprising:
a first support part which swingably supports the movable body around a first axial line intersecting an optical axis direction of the optical module; and
a second support part which is swingably supported by a member of the fixed body around a second axial line intersecting the optical axis direction and a direction of the first axial line; and
a shake correction drive mechanism structured to drive the movable body around the first axial line and around the second axial line;
wherein the gimbal mechanism comprises:
a gimbal frame part which is disposed on one of an object side and an opposite side to an object to be photographed with respect to the optical module;
a first support part extended part which is extended from the gimbal frame part in the optical axis direction and comprises the first support part; and
a second support part extended part which is extended from the gimbal frame part in the optical axis direction and comprises the second support part,
wherein the gimbal frame part is formed in an “X”-shape by a first extended part which is extended in a direction of the first axial line and a second extended part which is extended in a direction of the second axial line with an optical axis as a center,
wherein the gimbal mechanism is formed of a metal plate, and
wherein the first support part extended part and the second support part extended part are formed by bending the first extended part and the second extended part of the gimbal frame part which is formed in the “X”-shape.