Abstract: A piezoelectric ultrasonic motor including: a columnar body having two opposite bottom surface portions and a plurality of side surface portions surrounding a region between the two bottom surface portions, and having a through hole that penetrates between the two bottom surface portions; a driving shaft inserted through the through hole of the columnar body; and a flexible printed circuits (FPC) on which a plurality of sheet-like piezoelectric elements are mounted, wherein the FPC has an FPC main body bringing the plurality of piezoelectric elements into contact respectively with the plurality of side surface portions of the columnar body and wound around the columnar body, and can supply driving electric power to the plurality of piezoelectric elements.

Abstract: A piezoelectric ultrasonic motor including: a columnar body having two opposite bottom surface portions and a plurality of side surface portions surrounding a region between the two bottom surface portions, and having a through hole that penetrates between the two bottom surface portions; a driving shaft inserted through the through hole of the columnar body; and a flexible printed circuits (FPC) on which a plurality of sheet-like piezoelectric elements are mounted, wherein the FPC has an FPC main body bringing the plurality of piezoelectric elements into contact respectively with the plurality of side surface portions of the columnar body and wound around the columnar body, and can supply driving electric power to the plurality of piezoelectric elements.

Abstract: An optical member driving device is provided. The device includes a fixed portion with an accommodation space for accommodating a lens device and a movable portion which includes a holding portion for holding an image sensor and is supported by a suspension wire at a position on a rear side of the lens device. The fixed portion has a case surrounding a periphery of the movable portion, and the movable portion has a coil substrate on which a coil is formed. The coil substrate has a main body portion and stopper portions projecting outward from a circumference of the main body portion, and the stopper portions are directly opposed to an inner surface of the case.

Abstract: An actuator is disclosed having a sensor substrate, a coil substrate and an FPC. The sensor substrate includes an image sensor on a front surface thereof. The coil substrate includes a coil for driving the image sensor and is provided with a first through hole. The FPC includes a main body portion and a coupling portion extending from a periphery of the main body portion and is coupled to an outside element. The main body portion is provided with a second through hole. The sensor substrate is fixed to the main body portion from a rear side, the coil substrate is fixed to the main body portion from a front side, and the image sensor is exposed to a front surface through the first through hole and the second through hole.

Abstract: An optical member driving device is provided that includes a fixed portion with an accommodation space for a lens device, and a movable portion, which has a holding portion for holding an image sensor, and is rockably supported at a position on a rear side of the lens device. The movable portion includes an FPC having a main body portion connected to the image sensor and a connecting portion for connecting the main body portion and an external device and a coil substrate which is fixed on a front surface of the main body portion of the FPC and on which a coil is formed. The connecting portion has a base end portion which rises from a predetermined position on an edge of the main body portion to a front side. The base end portion is opposed to a side surface of the coil substrate with an adhesive interposed.

Abstract: An image blur correction apparatus includes a focus adjustment unit for moving a lens body in the direction of its optical axis; an image blur correction unit; and a housing having a housing front side wall on the front side of the direction of the optical axis and disposed outside said focus adjustment unit and the image blur correction unit, the focus adjustment unit has a focus adjustment unit front side wall on the front side of the direction of the optical axis, the focus adjustment unit front side wall including an exposed portion provided around the insertion hole and a hollow portion recessed toward the rear side of the direction of the optical axis with respect to said exposed portion; and the hollow portion and the rear side of the housing front side wall in the direction of the optical axis are provided to face opposite each other.

Abstract: An actuator is disclosed having a fixed portion and a movable portion for mounting a rectangular image sensor. The movable portion includes a rectangular image sensor, coils and position sensors. The coils are arranged at positions corresponding to respective sides of the image sensor, and one pair of opposing two sides are respectively provided with two coils juxtaposed along each side. When the two coils arranged at positions right opposite each other corresponding to the opposing two sides are set as one set of coils, one position sensor is provided corresponding to each set of coils, and the position sensor is arranged at a position corresponding to one coil in each set of coils.

Abstract: An optical member driving device includes a motor, a driven portion, a fixed portion, and a moveable portion. The motor has a piezoelectric board configured by a plurality of piezoelectric elements and formed in an annular shape, and an annular metal board provided on a surface of the piezoelectric board and comprising a plurality of driving surfaces. The driven portion has a driven surface touching against the plurality of driving surfaces that rotates relative to the metal board around an axis passing through a center of the annular shape. The fixed portion is provided with one of the motor and the driven portion. The movable portion has a holding portion for holding an optical member, is provided with the other of the motor and the driven portion, and rotates relative to the fixed portion around the axis.

Abstract: An optical member driving device is provided that includes an optical member with a lens body, a bottom board, a supporting mechanism arranged between a center of the optical member and the bottom board to tilt ably support the optical member, and an FPC connected from the optical member to an external device. The FPC has a main body portion and a connecting portion extending in a strip shape between the optical member and the bottom board from a position corresponding to an edge portion of the optical member in the main body portion. The connecting portion has a curved portion that is curved outward at a position corresponding to the supporting mechanism.

Abstract: An optical member driving device is provided. The device includes a frame-shaped holder for accommodating a lens device, a box-shaped case for accommodating the holder, and a movable portion. The movable portion has a holding portion for holding an image sensor and is rockably supported at a position on a rear side of the lens device. The case has a front board with a through hole, the holder has a protruding portion inserted into the through hole on a front surface thereof, and a width of the protruding portion is larger than a width of the through hole on a front side of the through hole.

Abstract: An optical member driving device is provided. The device includes a fixed portion with an accommodation space for accommodating a lens device and a movable portion which includes a holding portion for holding an image sensor and is supported by a suspension wire at a position on a rear side of the lens device. The fixed portion has a case surrounding a periphery of the movable portion, and the movable portion has a coil substrate on which a coil is formed. The coil substrate has a main body portion and stopper portions projecting outward from a circumference of the main body portion, and the stopper portions are directly opposed to an inner surface of the case.

Abstract: An optical member driving device is provided. The device includes a movable portion and a fixed portion with an accommodation space for accommodating a lens device. The movable portion includes a holding portion for holding an image sensor and is supported by a suspension wire at a position on a rear side of the lens device. The fixed portion is located on a front side of the movable portion comprises two opposing surfaces that extend in a front-rear direction, face a top of a corner portion, and are opposed to each other at a right angle at each of predetermined diagonal corners. Each of the opposing surfaces and a surface of the movable portion facing a front side are bridged by a resin with viscoelasticity.

Abstract: An optical member driving device is provided that includes a fixed portion with an accommodation space for a lens device, and a movable portion, which has a holding portion for holding an image sensor, and is rockably supported at a position on a rear side of the lens device. The movable portion includes an FPC having a main body portion connected to the image sensor and a connecting portion for connecting the main body portion and an external device and a coil substrate which is fixed on a front surface of the main body portion of the FPC and on which a coil is formed. The connecting portion has a base end portion which rises from a predetermined position on an edge of the main body portion to a front side. The base end portion is opposed to a side surface of the coil substrate with an adhesive interposed.

Abstract: An optical member driving device is provided. The device includes a frame-shaped holder for accommodating a lens device, a magnet, a front surface of which is adhesively fixed to a rear surface of the holder, and a movable portion, which includes a holding portion for holding an image sensor, and is rockably supported at a position on a rear side of the lens device. The outer surface of the holder and the outer surface of the magnet are in parallel to each other, and an inclined surface is provided at a corner between the rear surface of the holder and an outer surface of the holder.

Abstract: An optical member driving device is provided. The device includes an optical member with a lens body, a bottom board, a slider provided on a rear surface of the optical member and having a convex spherical surface, and a receiving portion provided on a front surface of the bottom board and receiving the slider at least at three points.

Abstract: An actuator is disclosed that includes a lens driving device, a movable portion, a holder, a supporting plate spring, and a plurality of suspension wires. The lens driving device has a driving mechanism for driving a lens body forward and backward in an optical axis direction and is fixed to a case. The movable portion is arranged on a rear side of the lens driving device together with an image sensor. The holder is fixed to the case and surrounding the lens driving device from outside. The supporting plate spring is fixed to a front surface of the holder. The plurality of suspension wires couple the supporting plate spring and the movable portion.

Abstract: An image sensor driving device includes a fixing portion, an image sensor assembly that is moved with respect to the fixing portion, a driving mechanism and a support mechanism. The image sensor assembly includes an image sensor of the rectangular form. The direction of the normal to the light receiving surface of the image sensor is a first axial direction and the directions perpendicular to the first axial direction and each other are a second axial direction and a third axial direction, respectively. The driving mechanism includes a coil portion for driving the image sensor assembly in the second axial direction or in the third axial direction with respect to the fixing portion and a magnet portion provided for facing opposite the coil portion, the coil portion being disposed on one and the magnet portion being disposed on the other of the image sensor assembly and the fixing portion.

Abstract: An image blur correction apparatus includes a focus adjustment unit for moving a lens body in the direction of its optical axis; an image blur correction unit; and a housing having a housing front side wall on the front side of the direction of the optical axis and disposed outside said focus adjustment unit and the image blur correction unit, the focus adjustment unit has a focus adjustment unit front side wall on the front side of the direction of the optical axis, the focus adjustment unit front side wall including an exposed portion provided around the insertion hole and a hollow portion recessed toward the rear side of the direction of the optical axis with respect to said exposed portion; and the hollow portion and the rear side of the housing front side wall in the direction of the optical axis are provided to face opposite each other.

Abstract: A power supply device to an image sensor comprising an image sensor assembly in which an image sensor of the rectangular form is mounted on a substrate; and a circuit substrate that is bendable and/or flexible and from which an electric power is supplied to the image sensor. The circuit substrate includes two circuit substrates each of which is provided on each of the sides on which there are one set of two sides of the image sensor facing opposite each other. The circuit substrate includes a first connecting portion to be connected to the image sensor assembly, a coupling portion extending from the first connecting portion, and a second connecting portion provided on one end of the coupling portion in the direction in which the coupling portion is extending. The circuit substrate is bent on the boundary portion between the first connecting portion and the coupling portion.

Abstract: An image sensor driving device includes a fixing portion, an image sensor assembly that is moved with respect to the fixing portion, a driving mechanism and a support mechanism. The image sensor assembly includes an image sensor of the rectangular form. The direction of the normal to the light receiving surface of the image sensor is a first axial direction and the directions perpendicular to the first axial direction and each other are a second axial direction and a third axial direction, respectively. The driving mechanism includes a coil portion for driving the image sensor assembly in the second axial direction or in the third axial direction with respect to the fixing portion and a magnet portion provided for facing opposite the coil portion, the coil portion being disposed on one and the magnet portion being disposed on the other of the image sensor assembly and the fixing portion.