Patents by Inventor Takeshi Sue

Takeshi Sue has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11409124
    Abstract: A movable unit of an optical module having an image shake correction function is supported by a gimbal mechanism so as to be rotatable around a first axis R1 and a second axis R2. The movable body is driven by a shake-correction magnetic drive mechanism including magnets and fixed to the movable body. The movable body further includes a lens-moving magnetic drive mechanism to move a lens module in an optical axis direction. The lens-moving magnetic drive mechanism includes a lens-moving coil fixed to the lens module 7 and a lens-moving magnet disposed radially outward of the lens-moving coil. The magnets and also serve as the lens-moving magnet and are disposed radially outward of a triaxial intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Sue, Tadashi Takeda, Shinji Minamisawa
  • Publication number: 20220244621
    Abstract: An optical unit includes a substrate including an imaging element that captures a subject image by an incident light flux; a reflector that reflects the incident light flux from an incident direction on outside in a reflection direction toward the imaging element; a substrate pivoting mechanism including a set of a first magnet and a first coil that pivots the substrate with reference to a rolling axis Ar; and a reflector pivoting mechanism including a set of a second magnet and a second coil that pivots the reflector with reference to at least one of a yawing axis Ay and a pitching axis Ap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Takeshi SUE
  • Patent number: 11402650
    Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function includes a movable body having an optical module, a gimbal mechanism structured to swingably support the movable body around a first axial line and a second axial line, a fixed body supporting the movable body through the gimbal mechanism, and a shake correction drive mechanism structured to swing the movable body around the first axial line and around the second axial line. The gimbal mechanism includes a gimbal frame which connects the movable body with the fixed body, the gimbal frame has a first frame portion located on one side in an optical axis direction with respect to a first end part which is an end part on the one side of the fixed body, and the movable body has a movable body protruded portion located on the one side in the optical axis direction with respect to the first end part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Sue, Shinji Minamisawa
  • Publication number: 20220197049
    Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function includes a reflection member reflecting light entering from the outside, a movable body turnably holding the reflection member, a fixed body turnably holding the movable body, a drive mechanism structured to turn the reflection member with respect to the movable body and turn the movable body with respect to the fixed body, and a turning axis part structuring a turning center of the movable body with respect to the fixed body. The movable body is capable of turning with respect to the fixed body with a first direction as an axial direction of turning, and the turning axis part includes a first ball disposed on one side of the movable body, a second ball disposed on the other side of the movable body and contacted with the fixed body, and an urging member which urges the first ball toward the second ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi SUE, Shogo KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220179230
    Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function includes a movable module and a fixed body. The movable module has a lens and is supported by the fixed body to be capable of moving in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens. The fixed body surrounds the movable module from an outer periphery side. The movable module includes a first substrate and a second substrate, with a thickness direction of either substrate being consistent with the direction along the optical axis. An image sensor is disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate is electrically connected to the first substrate to overlap the first substrate on an image side, and is smaller in shape than the first substrate when viewed along the optical axis of the lens. A flexible printed circuit board is led out from an outer circumferential surface of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi SUE, Tadashi TAKEDA, Shinji MINAMISAWA
  • Patent number: 11347074
    Abstract: An optical unit having a shake correction function may include a movable body including an optical module, a fixed body that supports the movable body via a gimbal mechanism, and a shake correction drive mechanism that swings the movable body around a first axis and a second axis intersecting each other. The shake correction drive mechanism may be disposed on two intersecting faces out of four faces of the movable body. A first flexible printed circuit board may be led out from one of the two faces, of which the shake correction drive mechanism is not disposed on either.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Minamisawa, Takeshi Sue
  • Publication number: 20220163759
    Abstract: An optical unit includes: a reflective portion that reflects, on a reflective surface, an incident light flux incident from the outside in a reflection direction toward an imaging element from an incident direction; a movable body to which the reflective portion is fixed; and a fixed body. In the movable body, emboss processing is applied to at least one of a reflective surface contact surface in contact with the reflective surface, and a side surface contact surface in contact with a side surface of the reflective portion on a side of an intersecting direction intersecting with the incident direction and the reflection direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi SUE, Tsutomu ARAI
  • Publication number: 20220113488
    Abstract: A case to hold a movable unit, which is provided with an optical module and a flexible circuit board having one end connected to the optical module, in a swingable manner that the optical module is swingable, is provided. The case includes: a holder, swingable together with the optical module to house the optical module; a fixing portion, provided at the holder to fix the flexible circuit board; and a pedestal, provided at the holder and having a placing face along which the flexible circuit board is disposed at a side opposite to a side of the one end with respect to an area fixed to the fixing portion in the flexible circuit board, and the pedestal is provided in a configuration in which a swing center of the optical module is positioned on an extended line of the placing face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji MINAMISAWA, Tsutomu ARAI, Takeshi SUE
  • Publication number: 20220107479
    Abstract: An optical unit includes a movable body, a fixed body surrounding the movable body, a turning support mechanism turnably supporting the movable body with respect to the fixed body, and a drive mechanism including a coil disposed on the movable body or the fixed body, and multiple magnets disposed on the other of the movable body and the fixed body at a position facing the coil. An end part in an optical axis direction of the coil is bent in a direction approaching a turning axis of the movable body, and the magnets are disposed side by side so that faces of the magnets facing the coil become approximately parallel to the coil when viewed in a direction of the turning axis in comparison with a case that the magnets are arranged along the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi SUE
  • Publication number: 20220107549
    Abstract: An optical unit includes a movable body with an optical module; a fixed body; a gimbal mechanism having a hole portion through which at least a part of the optical module passes, and serving as a support mechanism that swingably supports the movable body with respect to the fixed body in a direction intersecting an optical axis direction as a pivot axis; and a drive mechanism having a coil and a magnet, and configured to move the movable body with respect to the fixed body. One of the coil and the magnet, as a movable body drive mechanism, is provided on a lateral portion of the movable body in a direction intersecting the optical axis direction. The hole portion is provided with a size such that at least a part of the movable body drive mechanism is visible through the hole portion when viewed from the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji HATANO, Takeshi SUE, Shogo KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220099908
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an optical unit including a movable body including an optical module, a fixed body, and correction mechanisms for correcting the optical axis direction by changing the arrangement of the movable body with respect to the fixed body. An optical unit includes a movable body including an optical module, a fixed body surrounding the movable body in peripheral directions intersecting the optical axis direction of the optical module, and correction mechanisms that correct the arrangement of the movable body with respect to the fixed body. The correction mechanisms include a tilt mechanism that swingably supports the movable body with respect to the fixed body in directions intersecting the optical axis direction as rotation axes, and shift mechanism that movably supports the movable body with respect to the fixed body with the directions intersecting the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi SUE, Shinji MINAMISAWA, Tsutomu ARAI
  • Publication number: 20220099922
    Abstract: An optical unit including a reflection portion, a movable body, a fixed body; and a rotation support mechanism that rotates the movable body with respect to the fixed body in an axial direction as a rotation axis, in which the rotation support mechanism has a U-shaped spring member disposed between the fixed body and the movable body in the axial direction and applies a force in a direction that widens the space between the fixed body and the movable body, the spring member has a rotation-axis first forming member, the movable body has a rotation-axis second forming member, and the rotation-axis first forming member and the rotation-axis second forming member are arranged at positions where a rotation axis passes through a center of gravity position of the movable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu ARAI, Shinji MINAMISAWA, Takeshi SUE
  • Publication number: 20220099921
    Abstract: An optical unit includes: a reflection portion that reflects an incident light flux incident from outside on a reflection surface in a reflection direction from an incident direction toward an imaging element; a movable body having the reflection portion and a holder supporting the reflection portion; a fixed body; a rotation support mechanism that causes the movable body to rotate with respect to the fixed body with an axial direction as a rotation axis; and a drive mechanism having a magnet and a coil and causing the movable body to rotate with respect to the fixed body. The magnet is provided at a position not contacting the reflection portion in the holder and on a back side of the reflection surface, and has a parallel surface parallel to the reflection surface. The coil is provided at a position opposing the magnet in the fixed body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu ARAI, Shogo KASAHARA, Takeshi SUE
  • Patent number: 11269195
    Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function include a movable body having an optical module and a holder surrounding the optical module, a swing support mechanism swingably supporting the movable body, a fixed body, and a shake correction drive mechanism. The optical module has a protruded part, and the holder has a position restriction part with which the protruded part is abutted. The fixed body includes a case accommodating the holder, and the case includes an outer frame part surrounding the holder and a projecting part projecting to an inner peripheral side from an end part on an image side of the outer frame part. The projecting part has a stopper part overlapping with the holder, and the protruded part and the position restriction part are located on an inner peripheral side with respect to the projecting part when viewed in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Sue, Shinji Minamisawa
  • Publication number: 20210397019
    Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function includes a movable body having an optical element, a swing support mechanism swingably supporting the movable body, a fixed body supporting the movable body through the swing support mechanism, and a magnetic drive mechanism structured to swing the movable body. The magnetic drive mechanism includes a coil fixed to one of the movable body and the fixed body, and a magnet fixed to the other of the movable body and the fixed body. The swing support mechanism includes a first plate spring connecting an end part of the movable body on one side in an optical axis direction with the fixed body, and a second plate spring connecting the other end part of the movable body in the optical axis direction with the fixed body. The magnet and the coil are disposed between the first plate spring and the second plate spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi SUE, Shinji MINAMISAWA, Tsutomu ARAI
  • Publication number: 20210397018
    Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function includes a fixed body, a movable body having an optical element, a swing support mechanism swingably supporting the movable body, a magnetic drive mechanism structured to swing the movable body, and a magnetic spring structured to return the movable body to a home position where a predetermined axial line and an optical axis of the optical element are coincided with each other. The magnetic spring includes a home position returning magnet disposed in one of the movable body and the fixed body, and an attracted member disposed in the other of the movable body and the fixed body so that a magnetic attraction force acts between the attracted member and the home position returning magnet. The attracted member and the home position returning magnet are disposed on the optical axis and face each other in a direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi SUE
  • Publication number: 20210396953
    Abstract: An optical unit includes: a reflection portion which reflects an incident light flux from an incident direction on the outside in a reflection direction toward an imaging element; a movable body including the reflection portion; a fixed body; a movable mechanism which allows the movable body to move relative to the fixed body; and a gimbal mechanism including a first support portion which supports the movable body swingably about a first axis, and including a second support portion which is swingably supported by the fixed body about a second axis intersecting the first axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Tadashi TAKEDA, Takeshi SUE, Shinji MINAMISAWA, Tsutomu ARAI
  • Publication number: 20210396954
    Abstract: An optical unit according to one embodiment including: a reflection portion which reflects an incident light flux, which is made incident from outside, in a reflection direction toward an imaging element from an incident direction; a movable body provided with the reflection portion; a fixed body; a movable mechanism which allows the movable body to move relative to the fixed body; a gimbal mechanism provided with a first support portion which supports the movable body swingably about a first axis; and a bearing mechanism which supports the gimbal mechanism swingably relative to the fixed body about a second axis intersecting the first axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Tsutomu ARAI, Takeshi SUE
  • Publication number: 20210389550
    Abstract: In a unit with shake correction function, a driving magnet and a driving coil which constitute a rolling drive mechanism are arranged on an outer side of a radial direction with respect to a disposition space for an optical module that is provided in a movable body. Therefore, since there is no need to arrange the disposition space and the rolling drive mechanism to be deviated from each other in an optical axis direction, it is possible to make the unit with shake correction function thin in the optical axis direction. Further, in the rolling drive mechanism, since the driving magnet and the driving coil face each other in the optical axis direction, a magnetic field of the rolling drive mechanism does not easily enter the disposition space for the optical module. Consequently, magnetic interference between the movable body and the rolling drive mechanism can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji MINAMISAWA, Takeshi SUE
  • Patent number: 11119391
    Abstract: Provided is an optical unit 10 including a movable body 14 provided with a camera module equipped with an image pickup element 50 and an optical element 12a, a fixed body 16, support mechanisms 9 and 20 configured to movably support the movable body 14 with respect to the fixed body 16, and drive units 18A to 18C configured to move the movable body 14 with respect to the fixed body 16. The movable body 14 is supported by the support mechanisms 9 and 20 in a state where the movable body 14 does not contact the fixed body 16 in an optical axis direction, and the optical unit 10 includes a heat dissipation member 11 made of metal and coupled to the image pickup element 50 and the support mechanisms 9 and 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Sue