Patent ID: 8696222
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. An image-pickup apparatus comprising: a lead screw configured to rotate along with a motor; a moving member that is engaged with the lead screw and that is capable of moving by rotation of the lead screw; an image-pickup element configured to take an optical image formed by an image-pickup optical system; a mirror member that is capable of rotating between a first state in which the mirror member is positioned on an optical path from the image-pickup optical system to the image-pickup optical element and a second state in which the mirror member is positioned outside the optical path; an urging member that is arranged between the moving member and the mirror member and that is configured to urge at least one of the moving member and the mirror member; and a first abutment member configured to abut against the mirror member when the mirror member is in the first state, wherein an engagement portion parallel to a rotational axis of the mirror member is protruded from the mirror member, wherein the engagement portion is held by both ends of the urging member when the mirror member rotates between the first state and the second state, and wherein a first end of the urging member elastically deforms so as to be apart from the engagement portion when the mirror member abuts against the first abutment member.