Optical unit, smartphone, and manufacturing method of optical unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11892705
APP PUB NO 20220317414A1
SERIAL NO

17702801

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An optical unit includes an optical element, a holder, a support portion, a swing mechanism, and an elastic portion. The optical element changes the traveling direction of light. The holder holds the optical element. The support portion supports the holder swingably about a swing axis. The swing mechanism swings the holder with respect to the support portion about the swing axis. The elastic portion connects the holder and the support portion. The support portion has a pair of side surface portions on both sides of the holder along the swing axis, and a connection portion connecting the side surface portions with the elastic portion between the holder and the side surface portions. The elastic portion has a convex or concave portion that comes into contact with a concave or convex portion of at least one of the holder and the support portion.

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NIDEC CORPORATION338 KUZETONOSHIRO-CHO MINAMI-KU KYOTO 601-8205

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Egawa, Tomohiro Kyoto, JP 33 51
Iwase, Takayuki Kyoto, JP 43 108

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