Patent ID: 9288394
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A stage apparatus comprising: a stationary support plate; a magnetic force generator which is immovable relative to said stationary support plate; a stage member that is superimposed on said stationary support plate in a thickness direction of said stationary support plate, wherein said stage member is slidably movable relative to said stationary support plate in a plane; an image sensor fixed to said stage member; a control circuit board which is immovably provided at a lateral side of said stage member; and a coil, which produces a driving force upon a supply of electric current thereto, positioned within a magnetic field produced by said magnetic force generator, said coil being fixed to said stage member at a position on an opposite side of the center of said stage member with respect to said control circuit board; and at least one FPC board provided between said stationary support plate and said stage member, said FPC board electrically connecting said image sensor and said control circuit board, and transmitting an electric signal between said image sensor and said control circuit board, wherein said stationary support plate includes an aperture and an FPC board escape recess that opens, from a minor side of said stationary support plate at which said control circuit board is provided, in a direction toward said coil, said FPC board escape recess extending from said aperture to an exterior of said stationary support plate, said FPC board escape recess being configured to receive therein at least a part of said FPC board.