Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function may include a movable body having an optical element, a turnable support mechanism structured to turnably support the movable body around an optical axis of the optical element, a fixed body supporting the movable body through the turnable support mechanism, a magnetic rolling drive mechanism structured to turn the movable body, and an angular position return mechanism structured to return the movable body to a reference angular position around the optical axis. The magnetic rolling drive mechanism may include a coil and a magnet facing the coil. The magnet is polarized and magnetized in a circumferential direction. The angular position return mechanism includes a magnetic member attached to the movable body and, when the movable body is located at the reference angular position, an imaginary plane which includes a magnetizing polarized line of the magnet passes a center of the magnetic member.

Abstract: To provide a rolling magnetic driving unit that can be employed for both of an optical unit with shake correction function that causes an optical module to swing and rotate and an optical unit with shake correction function that causes the optical module to rotate, a second unit (i.e., a rolling magnetic driving unit) includes: a rotation seat; and a fixation member that supports the rotation seat via a bearing mechanism. The rotation seat and the bearing mechanism configure a rotation-supporting mechanism. The rotation-supporting mechanism supports a holder, which supports the optical module such that the optical module is able to swing, such the holder is able to rotate on the axis. Furthermore, the second unit includes a rolling magnetic driving mechanism, which includes a rolling driving coil that is held by the rotation seat and a rolling driving magnet that is held by the fixation member.

Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function may include a swing body which holds an optical element; a swing support mechanism structured to swingably support the swing body between a reference posture, where an axial line previously set and an optical axis are coincided with each other, and a tilted posture, where the optical axis is tilted with respect to the axial line; and a support body which supports the swing body through the swing support mechanism; and a weight which is used so that a swing center of the swing body and a gravity center of the swing body are coincided with each other in a direction of the axial line. The swing body may include a fixed region to which the weight is fixed. A fixed position of the weight may be changeable in the fixed region in a direction of the optical axis.

Abstract: An optical unit with shake correction function may have a movable member configured hold an optical element; a holder configured to support the movable member on an inner circumferential side via a swingable supporting mechanism; a first rotation supporting mechanism configured to rotatably support the holder at a periphery of an axis; and a fixing member configured to support the holder via the first rotation supporting mechanism. The fixing member may include a fixing member side opposing part that opposes to the holder in a Z axis direction (direction of the axis), and the holder may include a holder side opposing part that opposes to the fixing member side opposing part in the Z axis direction. The first rotation supporting mechanism may include a plurality of balls between the fixing member side opposing part and the holder side opposing par.

Abstract: In an optical unit with shake correction function, a first stopper mechanism configured to define a swinging range of a movable member is composed of: a first projection part for stopper and a second projection part for stopper, both of which are provided in a camera module; and a projection portion (abutment target) of a holder bottom plate member. Therefore, when the first projection part for stopper and the second projection part for stopper; and the projection portion of the holder bottom plate member abut against each other and then movement in the Z axis direction of the movable member is restricted, the camera module does not move in the Z axis direction any more. Accordingly, the camera module does not slip off from a camera module holder of the movable member.

Abstract: An optical unit may include a movable body holding an optical module by a holder, a fixed body having a body part surrounding the movable body, a support mechanism swingably supporting the movable body, and a shake correction drive mechanism that swings the movable body. The holder includes a plurality of wall parts on an outer periphery of the optical module, and the wall part holds a part of the shake correction drive mechanism, and the support mechanism includes a movable frame surrounding the optical module and a plurality of swing support parts supporting the movable frame. The movable frame includes supporting point parts contacting the swing support parts, and connecting parts connecting supporting point parts adjacent to each other. The supporting point parts are located on an outer periphery of wall parts, and the connecting parts are disposed so as to pass on inner sides of the wall parts.

Abstract: An optical unit may include a movable module holding an optical element having an optical axis; a fixed body comprising; a support mechanism swingably supporting the movable module; a drive mechanism structured to swing the movable module; and a flexible circuit board connected with the movable module and fixed body. The flexible circuit board may include a leading-out part extending from the movable module on a first side of the optical axis; a first extended part extending from the leading-out part to a second side of the optical axis; a first curved part which is curved from a tip end side of the first extended part toward a rear side; a second extended part extending from the first curved part toward the first side; and a fixed part of the second extended part connected with the fixed body on the first side of optical axis.

Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function may include a movable body having an optical module, a swing support mechanism, and a holder; a fixed body which turnably holds the movable body around the axial line; a magnetic swing drive mechanism structured to swing the optical module; and a magnetic rolling drive mechanism structured to turn the movable body around the axial line. The magnetic rolling drive mechanism may include a rolling drive magnet which is fixed to the fixed body and a rolling drive coil and a magnetic sensor which are fixed to the movable body so as to face the rolling drive magnet. Power feeding to the rolling drive coil may be controlled based on an output from the magnetic sensor so as to set the movable body at a home position around the axial line.

Abstract: An optical unit includes a subject-side rotary bearing part located on a subject side of an optical module and an image-side rotary bearing part located on an image side of the optical module. The two rotary bearing parts disposed on both the subject side and the image side of the optical module make it possible to restrain the tilt of the optical module and restrain backlash during a rotation of the optical module around an optical axis. This prevents the optical module from becoming a cantilever state and a twisting load from being applied due to an impact. Thus, it is possible to reduce the possibility of breakage of the rotary bearing parts due to an impact. A movable body includes a rotary bearing holder which swingably supports the optical module. A rolling magnetic-drive mechanism is disposed between the rotary bearing holder and a fixed body.

Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function may include an optical module comprising an optical element; a swing support mechanism structured to swingably support the optical module between a reference posture in which a preset axis and an optical axis are aligned, and an inclined posture in which the optical axis is inclined with respect to the axis; a holder structured to support the optical module via the swing support mechanism; a rotation support mechanism structured to rotatably support the holder around the axis; a fixed body structured to support the holder via the rotation support mechanism; a swing magnetic drive mechanism structured to swing the optical module; and a rolling magnetic drive mechanism structured to rotate the holder. The rotation support mechanism may include a rotation bearing that supports the holder on a subject side of the swing support mechanism.

Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function may include an optical module which holds an optical element, a swing support mechanism structured to swingably support the optical module, a holder which holds the optical module through the swing support mechanism, a turnable support mechanism which turnably supports the holder around the axial line, a fixed body which supports the holder through the turnable support mechanism, a magnetic swing drive mechanism structured to swing the optical module, and a magnetic rolling drive mechanism structured to turn the holder. The magnetic swing drive mechanism may include a swing drive magnet fixed to the fixed body and a swing drive coil fixed to the optical module. The magnetic rolling drive mechanism may include a rolling drive magnet fixed to the fixed body and a rolling drive coil disposed on the holder.

Abstract: An actuator may include a drive coil, a drive magnet part, a coil holding body and a magnet holding body. The coil holding body may include a tube part around which the drive coil is wound, and the drive magnet part may include two drive magnet pieces whose opposed faces are magnetized in the same magnetic pole. The coil holding body may be linearly and relatively movable to the magnet holding body. The magnet holding body may include an opening part formed in one of the two end face parts structuring the magnet holding body. The coil holding body may include a protruded part which is protruded to an outer side through the opening part, the protruded part may formed so as to extend over the tube part, and a flat part in a flat face shape may be formed in the protruded part.

Abstract: An actuator may include a supporting body; a movable body; a connecting body connected to the movable body and the supporting body and having elasticity or viscoelasticity; a first magnetic driving circuit including first magnets and a first coil held by the supporting body and movable body, the first coil being opposed to the first magnets in a first direction, and the first magnetic driving circuit generating driving the movable body in a second direction which perpendicularly intersects with the first direction; and a second magnetic driving circuit including second magnets and a second coil held by the supporting body or the movable body, the second coil being opposed to the second magnets in the first direction, and the second magnetic driving circuit driving the movable body in a third direction which perpendicularly intersects with the first direction and crosses the second direction.

Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function may include a movable body which may include an optical module and a holder for holding the optical module, and a gimbal mechanism which swingably supports the movable body with respect to a fixed body. The gimbal mechanism may include a movable frame which is a gimbal spring. The movable frame may include a supporting point part and a connecting part including a meandering part. The meandering part has a cross-sectional shape in which on the assumption that a direction perpendicular to first and second axial lines is a first direction and a direction perpendicular to the first direction and a meandering path of the meandering part is a second direction, a thickness in the second direction is larger than a thickness in the first direction of each plate-shaped spring which structures the movable frame.

Abstract: A linear actuator may include a movable element including a cylindrical permanent magnet; a stationary element including a coil bobbin that surrounds the permanent magnet at an outside in a radial direction; a spring member connected to the movable element and the coil bobbin, and supporting the movable element to be movable in an axial direction in relation to the coil bobbin; a coil wound around the coil bobbin, for configuring a magnetic drive mechanism together with the permanent magnet, the magnetic drive mechanism being structured to drive the movable element in the axial direction; and a gel damper member being sandwiched between the stationary element and the movable element in the axial direction.

Abstract: An optical unit may include a movable body including a holder which holds an optical module on its inner side; a fixed body which swingably supports the movable body through a support mechanism; and a shake correction drive mechanism structured to swing the movable body. An end part on one side in an optical axis direction of the fixed body may be structured to be an opened end. The movable body may include a protruded part which is protruded to the one side in the optical axis direction through the opened end. The fixed body may include a swing restriction part at the opened end which is configured to abut with the protruded part when the movable body is swung to restrict a swing range of the movable body.

Abstract: A linear actuator may include a stator; a movable element; a spring member connected to the movable element and the stator and structured to support the movable element in such a way as to be movable with respect to the stator in a direction of an axis line; a magnetic drive mechanism structured to drive the movable element in the direction of the axis line; and a gel damper member placed at a position on a center line of the movable element or one of a group of positions surrounding the center line, between the stator and the movable element.

Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function may include a movable body having an optical element, a fixed body swingably supporting the movable body through a gimbal mechanism, and a drive mechanism to drive the movable body around the first axial line and the second axial line. The gimbal mechanism includes a movable frame, two first swing support points provided between the movable frame and the fixed body and two second swing support points provided between the movable frame and the movable body. At least one of the two swing support points includes a contact spring having a movable plate part with which the movable frame is abutted, and a fixed plate part which is bent back from the movable plate part, and a fixing member which fixes the movable plate part to the fixed plate part.

Abstract: An optical unit may include a movable body holding an optical module by a holder, a fixed body having a body part surrounding the movable body, a support mechanism swingably supporting the movable body, and a shake correction drive mechanism that swings the movable body. The holder includes a plurality of wall parts on an outer periphery of the optical module, and the wall part holds a part of the shake correction drive mechanism, and the support mechanism includes a movable frame surrounding the optical module and a plurality of swing support parts supporting the movable frame. The movable frame includes supporting point parts contacting the swing support parts, and connecting parts connecting supporting point parts adjacent to each other. The supporting point parts are located on an outer periphery of wall parts, and the connecting parts are disposed so as to pass on inner sides of the wall parts.

Abstract: An optical unit may include a movable module holding an optical element having an optical axis; a fixed body comprising; a support mechanism swingably supporting the movable module; a drive mechanism structured to swing the movable module; and a flexible circuit board connected with the movable module and fixed body. The flexible circuit board may include a leading-out part extending from the movable module on a first side of the optical axis; a first extended part extending from the leading-out part to a second side of the optical axis; a first curved part which is curved from a tip end side of the first extended part toward a rear side; a second extended part extending from the first curved part toward the first side; and a fixed part of the second extended part connected with the fixed body on the first side of optical axis.