Patent ID: 7944497
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup device driving apparatus, comprising: an image pickup device holding portion for holding an image pickup device with an image pickup surface directed in a predetermined direction and being capable of moving in an optical axis direction; a movable portion provided facing the image pickup device holding portion and being capable of moving with respect to the image pickup device holding portion; three inclined portions provided on a surface of any one of the movable portion and the image pickup device holding portion, which faces an other of the movable portion and the image pickup device holding portion; three spheres provided on a surface of the other of the movable portion and the image pickup device holding portion, which faces the three inclined portions, in a way in which the three spheres are respectively brought into contact with the three inclined portions; a driving portion for moving the movable portion so as to change positions in which the three inclined portions and the three spheres are brought into contact with each other and to move the image pickup device held in the image pickup device holding portion in the optical axis direction with a surface direction of the image pickup surface maintained; a lens attachment portion to which a lens portion is attached; and a plurality of spheres provided between the movable portion and the lens attachment portion,