Drive unit, lens module, and image pickup unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8830385
APP PUB NO 20130057756A1
SERIAL NO

13590445

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A drive unit includes: a holding member holding an object to be driven; a polymer actuator device provided on one side of the object to be driven; one or more supporting members provided on the other side of the object to be driven; and a fixing member directly or indirectly fixing a first end of each of the polymer actuator device and the supporting members. A second end of each of the polymer actuator device and the supporting members is directly or indirectly connected to an end of the holding member.

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SONY CORPORATIONTOKYO JAPAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ishida, Takehisa Tokyo, JP 52 292
Kato, Yusaku Tokyo, JP 28 150
Kawabe, Hideo Saitama, JP 43 243
Morita, Masayoshi Tokyo, JP 10 57
Nagai, Nobuyuki Kanagawa, JP 77 758

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