Patent ID: 6064827
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G02B,G03B

Abstract:
An image stabilizer for use in an optical apparatus having an optical axis, said image stabilizer comprising:movable means movable in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis for correcting image blur, said movable means having a first surface perpendicular to the optical axis;support means for movably supporting said movable means in the plane perpendicular to the optical axis, said support means including a predetermined member having a second surface perpendicular to the optical axis, and a ball arranged between said first surface and said second surface, wherein said support means movably supports said movable means in the plane perpendicular to the optical axis with said ball maintained in rolling contact with said first surface and said second surface; androtation restraint means for restraining rotation of said movable means about the optical axis, said rotation restraint means comprising a reference member and an intermediate member positioned between said reference member and said movable means.