Mirror drive apparatus and imaging apparatus

Details Mirror drive apparatus and imaging apparatus Mirror drive apparatus and imaging apparatus

2009-04-21

2011-12-20

Cherry, Euncha (Department: 2872)

Optical: systems and elements

Mirror

With support

Reexamination Certificate

active

08079720

ABSTRACT:
A mirror drive apparatus includes: a movable unit including a mirror used to switch an optical path in an imaging apparatus; and a drive mechanism that switches the attitude of the movable unit from a first attitude to a second attitude by relatively moving a specific member along a predetermined section defined by an edge of the movable unit from a start point to an end point of the predetermined section, wherein the movable unit includes a protrusion that protrudes from an extension line toward the specific member, the extension line obtained by extending the predetermined section beyond the end point.

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Japanese Office Action issued Feb. 2, 2010 for corresponding Japanese Application No. 2008-140852.

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