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Image stabilizing apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1992-04-23
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Granted: 1994-08-02
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Expires: 2012-04-23
Abstract
Abstract An image stabilizing apparatus comprises a light beam deflecting device controllable for deflecting a light beam by moving an optical member disposed in an optical path, an accelerometer for detecting an influence the optical member receives from gravity and a control device for controlling the operation of the light beam deflecting device by the use of the output of the accelerometer so as to provide image stabilization.
Inventors
- 👤 Ichiro Onuki
- 👤 Masao Shikaumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:43
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B7/00; G02B7/28; G03; G03B; G03B5/00; G03B2205/00; G03B2205/0007; G03B2205/0053
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
An image stabilizing apparatus comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts on said image stabilizing means during operation of said image stabilizing means; and (C) control means for changing a control of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
An image stabilizing apparatus comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts on said image stabilizing means during operation of said image stabilizing means; and (C) control means for changing a control of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said direction of gravity detecting means includes means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts on the basis of a state of said image stabilizing means during operation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for detecting the direction of gravity in which gravity acts on the basis of a driving means position of said image stabilizing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for determining a direction of said image stabilizing means from a movable center position to said driving means position as a direction in which gravity acts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for detecting the driving means position on the basis of an arrival of said image stabilizing means at a predetermined position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for detecting the driving mean position on the basis of an arrival of said image stabilizing means at a position located near to an edge of a movable range.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts on the basis of a record in which said image stabilizing means reaches the position located near to the edge of the movable range.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes means for negating an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said control means includes means for applying a force on said image stabilizing means in a direction which is contrary to a direction of gravity detected by said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said control means includes memory means for memorizing a magnitude of force applied in a direction which is contrary to a direction in which gravity acts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said control means includes means for substantially coinciding with the driving mean position of said image stabilizing means during operation of said image stabilizing means and a movable center position of said image stabilizing means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising image vibration detection means for detecting an image vibration, said image stabilizing means stabilizing an image in response to an output of said image vibration detection means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image stabilizing means includes an optical member moving in the optical path in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to an optical axis.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image stabilizing means includes a variable angle prism.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
104 words
An image stabilizing apparatus comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detection a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means; (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity; and (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
104 words
An image stabilizing apparatus comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detection a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means; (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity; and (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts on the basis of a state of said image stabilizing means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts in response to a displacement of said image stabilizing means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for detecting a direction of gravity in which gravity acts on the basis of a driving mean position of said image stabilizing means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for determining a direction of said image stabilizing means from a movable center position to said driving mean position as a direction in which gravity acts.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts in response to a displacement at a starting operation of said image stabilizing means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said direction of gravity detection means includes means for determining a direction from a movable center position of said image stabilizing means to a position at a starting operation of said image stabilizing means as a direction in which gravity acts.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
52 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said control means includes means for applying a force, a magnitude of which is equal to a magnitude of the force memorized in said memory means, to a direction which is contrary to a direction of gravity detected by said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
69 words
A camera comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detection a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means during operation of said image stabilizing means; and (C) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
69 words
A camera comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detection a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means during operation of said image stabilizing means; and (C) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
102 words
A camera comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detection a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means; (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity; and (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
102 words
A camera comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detection a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means; (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity; and (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
64 words
A camera system comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts on said image stabilizing means during operation; and (C) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
64 words
A camera system comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity means for detecting a direction in which gravity acts on said image stabilizing means during operation; and (C) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
103 words
A camera system comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means; (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity; and (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
103 words
A camera system comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means; (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity; and (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
65 words
An optical apparatus comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means during operation; and (C) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
65 words
An optical apparatus comprising: (A) image stabilizing means controllable for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means during operation; and (C) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
102 words
An optical apparatus comprising: (A) image stabilizing means for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means; (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity; and (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
102 words
An optical apparatus comprising: (A) image stabilizing means for stabilizing an image by moving in an optical path; (B) direction of gravity detection means for detecting a direction of gravity which acts on said image stabilizing means; (C) memory means for memorizing a magnitude of a force applied to said image stabilizing means so as to remove an influence said image stabilizing means receives from gravity; and (D) control means for controlling an action of said image stabilizing means in response to an output of said direction of gravity detection means and to the magnitude of force memorized by said memory means.
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