Patent ID: 7822331

Claim:
An image blur correction device comprising: a correction lens configured to correct an image blur in a lens system; a first movable frame holding the correction lens; a second movable frame supporting the first movable frame to be movable in a first direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens system; a fixed base supporting the second movable frame to be movable in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens system and perpendicular to the first direction; a driving part moving the first movable frame in the first direction and moving the second movable frame in the second direction; and a guide mechanism having at least one guide shaft guiding both the first movable frame and the second movable frame, wherein the guide mechanism includes: a first guide shaft guiding the first movable frame in the first direction; a second guide shaft guiding the second movable frame in the second direction; a first shaft engaging part provided in the first movable frame; and a third guide shaft guiding the second movable frame in the second direction and allowing the first shaft engaging part to be slidably engaged therewith in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens system.