Patent ID: 11880127
Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A lens driving apparatus comprising:
a lens holder for holding a lens;
an ultrasonic motor configured to move the lens holder in a direction of an optical axis;
an urging part configured to urge the lens holder in an urging direction included in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis; and
a support part configured to support the lens holder in a state where the lens holder is urged in the urging direction and such that the lens holder is capable of moving in the direction of the optical axis, wherein
the support part includes two pairs of support portions which are disposed respectively on two straight lines along the urging direction and parallel to each other such that the support portions of each pair holds the lens holder therebetween, and
the urging part incudes two combinations of springs and spacers for the two airs of the support portions, and is configured to urge first support portions on one side of the two pairs toward second support portions on another side of the two pairs in the urging direction by the springs via the spacers abutting on the first support portions.