WO2016166857A1 - 光学ユニット及び内視鏡 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical unit and an endoscope that drive a moving part forward and backward using a voice coil motor.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide an optical unit and an endoscope capable of realizing a reduction in size and weight of an actuator for moving a movable lens forward and backward.
- an optical unit has a cylindrical shape that holds at least one of an object-side fixed lens group and an image-side fixed lens group. Holding a movable lens group between a fixed part in which a plurality of thinned parts are formed at equal intervals at positions symmetrical to the central axis of the object side fixed lens group and the image side fixed lens group, A cylindrical movable part that is slidably arranged with respect to the fixed part on the radially inner side of the fixed part and has the same central axis as the fixed part, a coil disposed on the fixed part, and the central axis A plurality of magnets that are magnetically polarized in a crossing direction, are substantially symmetrical with respect to the central axis, and are disposed in the movable portions so as to enter the respective hollow portions of the fixed portion; Paired with the fixed portion along the central axis direction Of the plurality of magnets, and at least two magnets adjacent in the circum
- An endoscope according to the present invention is an endoscope that is inserted into a subject and observes the inside of the subject, and the optical unit and light collected by the optical unit are converted into electrical signals. And an imaging device for conversion.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the main part of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the optical unit when viewed along a cut surface passing through the line II-II in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the optical unit when viewed along a cut surface passing through line III-III in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the fixing portion main body of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the main part of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the optical unit when
- FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing a configuration of a front frame portion of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- 6B is a perspective view showing a configuration when the front frame portion of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is viewed from the side opposite to FIG. 6A.
- FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing a configuration of a rear frame portion of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7B is a perspective view showing a configuration when the rear frame portion of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is viewed from the side opposite to FIG. 7A.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the movable portion of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of only the voice coil motor when viewed along a cut surface passing through the IV-IV line shown in FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing only the voice coil motor in the same cross section as FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Modification 1-1 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Modification 1-2 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Modification 1-3 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Modification 1-4 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view (No. 1) showing the configuration of the main part of the optical unit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view (No. 2) showing the configuration of the main part of the optical unit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the optical unit when viewed along a cut surface passing through the line VV in FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the movable part of the optical unit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the rotation restricting portion of the optical unit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the main part of the optical unit according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the optical unit when viewed along a cut surface passing through line VIII-VIII in FIG.
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the fixing portion main body of the optical unit according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the movable portion of the optical unit according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of only the voice coil motor when viewed along a cut surface passing through line XX in FIG.
- FIG. 25 shows only the voice coil motor in the same cross section as FIG.
- FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Modification 4-1 of Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an endoscope system including the endoscope according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the optical unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a main part of the optical unit according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the optical unit when viewed along a cut surface passing through the line II-II in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the optical unit when viewed along a cut surface passing through line III-III in FIG.
- FIG. 2 is also a cross-sectional view of the optical unit as viewed from a cut surface passing through the line II in FIG.
- the optical unit 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 includes a fixed portion 2, a movable portion 3 movable with respect to the fixed portion 2, and a voice coil that generates a driving force for moving the movable portion 3 with respect to the fixed portion 2.
- a motor 10 The optical unit 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 includes a fixed portion 2, a movable portion 3 movable with respect to the fixed portion 2, and a voice coil that generates a driving force for moving the movable portion 3 with respect to the fixed portion 2.
- a motor 10 10.
- the fixed portion 2 includes a fixed portion main body 20 and a front frame portion 4 that holds the object side fixed lens group Gf that is closer to the object side than the movable lens group Gv held by the movable portion 3 and is attached to the object side of the fixed portion main body 20. And a rear frame portion 5 that holds the image side fixed lens group Gb on the image side of the movable lens group Gv and is attached to the image side of the fixed portion main body 20.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the fixing portion main body 20.
- the fixed portion main body 20 shown in the figure is formed of a cylindrical member centered on a predetermined axis C.
- the fixed portion main body 20 includes a cylindrical portion 21 having an axis C as a central axis, an object-side thick portion 22 formed on the object side in the axis C direction with respect to the cylindrical portion 21, and an object side with respect to the cylindrical portion 21.
- a thick portion 22 and an image-side thick portion 23 formed on the opposite side of the axis C direction.
- the fixed body 20 has a rotational symmetry of 90 ° with respect to the axis C.
- the side opposite to the object side along the axis C direction is referred to as an image side.
- the tube portion 21 is formed with a thinned portion 21a. Specifically, four cutout portions 21 a penetrating in the radial direction of the cylindrical portion 21 are formed every 90 ° along the circumferential direction with respect to the central axis C in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion 21.
- the inner surface in the radial direction of the cylindrical portion 21 excluding the lightening portion 21 a is a cylindrical cylindrical surface, which is a fixed-side sliding surface 24 that guides and supports the movable portion 3.
- the fixed-side sliding surface 24 has a shape divided in the circumferential direction by the thinned portion 21a.
- the object-side thick portion 22 is formed so as to protrude from the cylindrical portion 21 radially outward and radially inward.
- the image-side thick portion 23 is formed to protrude outward in the radial direction from the cylindrical portion 21.
- a groove 23 c is formed in the fixed-side sliding surface 24 on the radially inner side of the image-side thick portion 23.
- FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views showing the configuration of the front frame portion 4, and are perspective views when viewed from different sides of the axis C, respectively.
- the central axis of the front frame portion 4 is referred to as the axis C because it coincides with the central axis of the fixed portion main body 20 during assembly.
- the front frame portion 4 is a cylindrical member having an outer peripheral portion 41 and an inner peripheral portion 42.
- the outer peripheral part 41 has the 1st outer peripheral part 41a, the 2nd outer peripheral part 41b, and the outer peripheral side convex part 41c.
- the inner peripheral portion 42 includes a first inner peripheral portion 42a, a second inner peripheral portion 42b, and an inner peripheral convex portion 42c.
- the first outer periphery 41a has a larger diameter than the second outer periphery 41b.
- the largest outer peripheral side convex part 41c which protruded to radial direction outer side is provided.
- the first inner peripheral portion 42a has a larger diameter than the second inner peripheral portion 42b. Between the first inner peripheral portion 42a and the second inner peripheral portion 42b, the smallest inner peripheral convex portion 42c protruding radially inward is located.
- the front frame part 4 holds the object side fixed lens group Gf.
- the object side fixed lens group Gf has a front first lens Lf1 and a front second lens Lf2, and is arranged in this order from the object side.
- the first inner peripheral portion 42a holds the front first lens Lf1
- the second inner peripheral portion 42b holds the front second lens Lf2.
- the image side of the front first lens Lf1 and the object side of the front second lens Lf2 are preferably in contact with the inner peripheral convex portion 42c as shown in FIGS.
- the second outer peripheral portion 41b is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface 22a of the object side thick portion 22 of the fixed portion main body 20, while the object side of the fixed portion main body 20 is touched. Is inserted until the end surface 22b comes into contact with the step portion 41d between the second outer peripheral portion 41b and the outer peripheral convex portion 41c.
- the rear frame portion 5 is a cylindrical member having an outer peripheral portion 51 and an inner peripheral portion 52.
- the outer peripheral portion 51 includes a first outer peripheral portion 51a, a second outer peripheral portion 51b, and a third outer peripheral portion 51c.
- the inner peripheral portion 52 includes a first inner peripheral portion 52a, a second inner peripheral portion 52b, and an inner peripheral convex portion 52c.
- the first outer peripheral portion 51a has a smaller diameter than the second outer peripheral portion 51b, and the second outer peripheral portion 51b has a smaller diameter than the third outer peripheral portion 51c.
- the first inner peripheral portion 52a has a smaller diameter than the second inner peripheral portion 52b.
- the end portion on the object side of the first inner peripheral portion 52a is provided with an inner peripheral convex portion 52c having the smallest diameter projecting radially inward.
- the rear frame portion 5 holds the image side fixed lens group Gb.
- the image side fixed lens group Gb includes a rear first lens Lb1 and a rear second lens Lb2.
- the first inner peripheral portion 52a holds the rear first lens Lb1 and the rear second lens Lb2 in this order from the object side.
- the object side of the rear first lens Lb1 is preferably in contact with the inner peripheral convex portion 52c.
- the second outer peripheral portion 51 b is brought into contact with the fixed side sliding surface 24 of the image side thick portion 23 of the fixed portion main body 20, while Insert until the image-side end surface 23a comes into contact with the step portion 51d of the second outer peripheral portion 51b and the third outer peripheral portion 51c.
- the fixed portion 2 having the above configuration is configured using a material having a relative permeability larger than 1.0, for example, which is a non-magnetic material.
- a material having a relative permeability larger than 1.0 for example, which is a non-magnetic material.
- examples of such a material include austenitic stainless steel.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the movable part 3.
- the movable part 3 shown in the figure is formed of a cylindrical member having an outer peripheral part 31 and an inner peripheral part 32.
- the central axis of the movable part 3 is also referred to as an axis C. This is because the central axis of the movable part 3 and the central axis of the fixed part main body 20 coincide with each other during assembly.
- the outer peripheral portion 31 includes a cylindrical portion 31a and two projecting edge portions 31b formed at both ends in the axis C direction of the cylindrical portion 31a and having a larger outer diameter than the cylindrical portion 31a.
- the cylindrical portion 31a and the protruding edge portion 31b may be configured as an integral member or may be configured as separate members.
- the projecting edge portion 31b has a movable sliding surface 31c composed of an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a flat surface portion 31d formed at a part on the radially outer side of the projecting edge portion 31b.
- the projecting edge portion 31b has four movable side sliding surfaces 31c and four planar portions 31d alternately at equal intervals along the circumferential direction around the axis C.
- the plane part 31d passes through the same plane as any of the four plane parts 31d formed on the other end side along the axis C direction.
- the outer peripheral portion 31 has four sets of two plane portions 31d that are formed at different end portions and pass through the same plane.
- step portions 31e each having a planar outer peripheral surface formed radially inward from the cylindrical portion 31a are provided.
- cutout portions 31f each having a flat outer periphery by cutting out the surface of the cylindrical portion 31a.
- the inner peripheral portion 32 includes a first inner peripheral portion 32a, a second inner peripheral portion 32b, a third inner peripheral portion 32c, and an inner peripheral convex portion 32d.
- the second inner peripheral portion 32b has a smaller diameter than the first inner peripheral portion 32a and the third inner peripheral portion 32c.
- the smallest-diameter inner peripheral side convex portion 32d protruding inward in the radial direction is provided.
- the movable part 3 holds the movable lens group Gv.
- the second inner peripheral portion 32b of the movable portion 3 holds the movable first lens Lv1 included in the movable lens group Gv.
- the movable part 3 is inserted into the fixed part main body 20 while the movable side sliding surface 31 c is in contact with the fixed side sliding surface 24. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the third inner peripheral portion 32 c is inserted so that the radially inner side faces the first outer peripheral portion 51 a of the rear frame portion 5. As a result, at least a part of the image-side fixed lens group Gb exists on the radially inner side of the third inner peripheral portion 32 c of the movable portion 3. In the first embodiment, when the movable part 3 moves to the most object side, at least a part of the object-side fixed lens group Gf exists on the radially inner side of the first inner peripheral part 32a of the movable part 3.
- the movable part 3 having the above configuration is configured by using a material such as stainless steel, aluminum, or resin.
- the distance L1 from the most object-side position to the most image-side position on the movable-side sliding surface 31c of the movable part 3 is the front frame. It is longer than the distance L2 from the exit surface of the object side fixed lens group Gf held by the portion 4 to the entrance surface of the image side fixed lens group Gb held by the rear frame portion 5 (L1> L2). The distance from the most object side position to the most image side position of the movable side sliding surface 31c of the movable part 3 does not include the chamfered portion.
- the voice coil motor 10 includes a coil 11 disposed in the fixed portion main body 20 of the fixed portion 2 and a magnet 12 disposed in the movable portion 3 so as to face the coil 11.
- the coil 11 is arranged side by side along the direction of the axis C of the first coil 11 a and the first coil 11 a wound around the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 21 of the fixed portion main body 20.
- the coil 11 may be disposed later after being wound in advance.
- the first coil 11a and the second coil 11b that are adjacent along the direction of the axis C are preferably connected in series, but may be connected in parallel.
- the first coil 11a and the second coil 11b have flat portions 11ap and 11bp, respectively, facing the lightening portion 21a of the fixed portion main body 20, as shown in FIGS.
- the first coil 11a and the second coil 11b have cylindrical portions 11at and 11bt that face the cylindrical portion 21, respectively.
- the first coil 11a has four planar portions 11ap and four cylindrical portions 11at arranged alternately.
- the second coil 11b has four planar portions 11bp and four cylindrical portions 11bt arranged alternately (see FIG. 2).
- the magnet 12 is arranged on the movable part 3 so that the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b enter the respective hollow parts 21a of the fixed part 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the magnet 12 is opposed to the flat portions 11ap and 11bp on the inner side of the flat portion 11ap of the first coil 11a and the flat portion 11bp of the second coil 11b, and in the direction of the axis C. There are four first magnets 12a and four second magnets 12b arranged side by side. When the four first magnets 12a are viewed in a cross section orthogonal to the axis C, the intervals between the first magnets 12a adjacent in the circumferential direction are not equal, and there are two relatively small sets.
- the circumferential direction of the first magnet 12a positioned above the axis C and the first magnet 12a positioned on the right side.
- the circumferential interval between the first magnet 12a located on the left side of the axis C in FIG. 2 and the first magnet 12a located below the circumferential interval between the other adjacent first magnets 12a Is also relatively small.
- the arrangement of the four second magnets 12b on the cross section orthogonal to the axis C is preferably the same as the arrangement of the first magnets 12a shown in FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of only the voice coil motor when viewed on a cut surface passing through the IV-IV line shown in FIG.
- the black arrow F indicates the force (attraction force) that each first magnet 12 a receives from the fixed portion 2.
- the resultant force obtained by synthesizing the attractive forces received by the four first magnets 12a is substantially zero.
- the four second magnets 12b the rotational moment about the axis C becomes substantially zero, and the frictional force between the fixed portion 2 and the movable portion 3 can be reduced.
- the voice coil motor 10 can be reduced in size.
- the total width of the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b in the axis C direction is shorter than the total width of the first coil 11a and the second coil 11b in the axis C direction.
- the 1st magnet 12a and the 2nd magnet 12b can always exist within the width of the direction of the axis C of the 1st coil 11a and the 2nd coil 11b within the movement range of the movable part 3, respectively.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing only the voice coil motor in the same cross section as FIG.
- the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b forming a set along the direction of the axis C are arranged apart from each other.
- the set of the first magnet 12a and the set of the second magnet 12b are respectively magnetized in the radial direction, and the magnetic poles are opposite to each other.
- the first magnet 12a has the N pole on the first coil 11a side and the S pole on the opposite side
- the second magnet 12b has the S pole on the second coil 11b side and the opposite side. Is the N pole.
- the magnetic polarization directions of the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b are orthogonal to the axis C as indicated by the white arrow A shown in FIGS.
- the magnetic polarization directions of the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b only need to intersect with the axis C.
- the winding direction of the coil 11 is reversed between the set of the first magnet 12a and the set of the second magnet 12b.
- the second coil 11b may be wound in the opposite direction.
- the winding directions of the first coil 11a and the second coil 11b may be the same, and the first coil 11a and the second coil 11b may be connected so that the current direction is reversed.
- a current in the direction of the arrow B is passed through the first coil 11a, it is sufficient that a current flows in the direction opposite to the arrow B through the second coil 11b.
- the movable part 3 in which the first magnet 12a is installed is disposed on the radially inner side of the fixed part main body 20 around which the first coil 11a is wound, facing the first coil 11a.
- the flat portion 11ap of the first coil 11a exists in a magnetic field in a direction orthogonal to the radially outer surface 121a of the first magnet 12a.
- the second magnet 12b is configured similarly. Therefore, driving efficiency is improved and the movable part 3 can be moved quickly.
- the optical unit 1 can be easily assembled by making the radially outer surface 121a of the first magnet 12a and the radially outer surface 121b of the second magnet 12b flat.
- the movable part 3 When a current is passed through the coil 11 of the optical unit 1, a force in the axis C direction is generated in the movable part 3 due to the influence of the magnetic field of the magnet 12, and the movable part 3 moves in the axis C direction with respect to the fixed part 2.
- the movable part 3 can be moved relative to the fixed part 2 by controlling the currents flowing through the first coil 11a and the second coil 11b. Even in a state where the movable portion 3 is moving with respect to the fixed portion 2, the outer surface in the radial direction of the magnet 12 is disposed in the lightening portion 21 a of the fixed portion main body 20.
- the outer peripheral surface of the projecting edge portion 31 b of the movable portion 3 constitutes a movable side sliding surface 31 c that contacts the fixed side sliding surface 24 of the fixed portion main body 20, as shown in FIG. 4. .
- the coil 11 disposed in the fixed portion 2 and the magnet 12 disposed in the movable portion 3 and magnetically polarized in the direction perpendicular to the axis C are movable.
- a voice coil motor 10 capable of moving the portion 3 relative to the fixed portion along the axis C direction, and of the plurality of magnets 12, adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction in a cross section orthogonal to the axis C. Since the pair of magnets are arranged close to each other in the circumferential direction, the driving efficiency when driving the movable portion 3 is improved, and the voice coil motor 10 can be downsized. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the actuator that moves the movable lens forward and backward.
- the fixing portion 2 by forming the fixing portion 2 using a material having a relative permeability larger than 1.0, an attractive force is generated between the magnet 12 and orthogonal to the axis C. Two sets of magnets adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction in the plane can be reliably arranged in the opposite directions in the circumferential direction.
- the fixed side sliding surface 24 of the fixed unit main body 20 and the movable side sliding surface 31 c of the movable unit 3 are in contact with each other even during the operation of the movable unit 3.
- the inclination of the movable part 3 can be suppressed, and the movable part 3 can be accurately moved.
- the fixing portion 2 is configured by using the fixing portion main body 20, the front frame portion 4 and the rear frame portion 5, thereby reducing the number of parts and the assembly process and freedom of design. The degree can be increased, and the cost can be reduced.
- the sliding axis of the movable part 3 and the action axis of the propulsive force generated by the voice coil motor 10 are the same. And can be driven stably.
- the optical unit 1 can be miniaturized with a simple structure. .
- the magnet 12 has a plurality of pairs of the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b which are adjacent to each other along the axis C direction and whose magnetic polarization directions are opposite to each other.
- the plurality of first magnets 12a have the same magnetic polarization direction
- the coil 11 faces the first coil 11a facing the plurality of first magnets 12a and the plurality of second magnets 12b, and the first coil 11a. Since the first coil 11a and the second coil 11b have opposite directions of current flow, the driving force can be increased.
- the arrangement of the magnets 12 similar to that shown in FIG. 2 is realized by forming at least two step portions 31e adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction so as to be opposed to each other in the circumferential direction. It is also possible to do.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Modification 1-1 of Embodiment 1.
- An optical unit 1A shown in the figure includes a fixed portion 2, a movable portion 3, and a voice coil motor 10A.
- the voice coil motor 10 ⁇ / b> A is different from the voice coil motor 10 in the arrangement of the magnets 12 in the movable portion 3.
- Modification 1-1 parts having the same configuration as in the first embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment. This is the same in the modified examples 1-2 to 1-4 described later.
- the magnet 12 faces the flat portions 11 ap and 11 bp on the inner side of the flat portion 11 ap of the first coil 11 a and the flat portion 11 bp of the second coil 11 b and is arranged along the axis C direction.
- the first magnets 12a respectively disposed below and to the left of the axis C in FIG. 11 are evenly disposed without being brought to one side along the circumferential direction of the step portion 31e. This is different from the first embodiment.
- the direction of the resultant force F 1 of the attractive force F received by the first magnet 12 a from the fixed portion 2 is the radial direction of the movable portion 3.
- the arrangement of the second magnet 12b in the cross section orthogonal to the axis C is the same as the arrangement of the first magnet 12a described above. For this reason, the direction of the resultant force of the attractive force received by the second magnet 12b from the fixed portion 2 is the same as the direction of the resultant force F 1 described above.
- the backlash caused by the sliding between the fixed portion 2 and the movable portion 3 is reduced in one direction (the direction of the resultant force of the suction force). It is possible to suppress a tilt around an axis orthogonal to the axis C of the movable part 3 and a shift in a direction parallel to the axis C.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Modification 1-2 of Embodiment 1.
- the optical unit 1B shown in the figure includes a fixed portion 2, a movable portion 3, and a voice coil motor 10B.
- the voice coil motor 10 ⁇ / b> B is different from the voice coil motor 10 in the arrangement of the magnets 12 in the movable part 3.
- the magnet 12 faces the flat portions 11ap and 11bp inside the flat portion 11ap of the first coil 11a and the flat portion 11bp of the second coil 11b, and is arranged along the axis C direction.
- Modification 1-2 when the four first magnets 12a are viewed in a cross section orthogonal to the axis C, the first magnets 12a respectively disposed below and to the left of the axis C are mutually connected along the circumferential direction.
- the difference from Embodiment 1 is that they are arranged close to each other. In this case, the direction of the resultant force F 2 of the attractive force F received by the first magnet 12 a from the fixed portion 2 is the radial direction of the movable portion 3.
- the arrangement of the second magnet 12b in the cross section orthogonal to the axis C is the same as the arrangement of the first magnet 12a described above. For this reason, the direction of the resultant force of the attractive force received by the second magnet 12b from the fixed portion 2 is the same as the direction of the resultant force F 2 described above.
- the backlash caused by the sliding of the fixed portion 2 and the movable portion 3 is reduced in one direction (the direction of the resultant force of the suction force). It is possible to suppress a tilt around an axis orthogonal to the axis C of the movable part 3 and a shift in a direction parallel to the axis C.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an optical unit according to Modification 1-3 of Embodiment 1.
- the optical unit 1C shown in the figure includes a fixed portion 2, a movable portion 3, and a voice coil motor 10C.
- the voice coil motor 10 ⁇ / b> C is different from the voice coil motor 10 in the arrangement of the magnets 12 in the movable portion 3.
- the magnet 12 faces the flat portions 11 ap and 11 bp inside the flat portion 11 ap of the first coil 11 a and the flat portion 11 bp of the second coil 11 b, and is arranged along the axis C direction.
- the arrangement method of the first magnets 12a located on the left and below the axis C in FIG. 13 is different from that of the first embodiment. Specifically, when the four first magnets 12a are viewed in a cross-section orthogonal to the axis C, the first magnet 12a disposed on the left side of the axis C has the axis C along the circumferential direction of the movable part 3.
- the first magnet 12a disposed above is disposed in the same direction as the first magnet 12a. Moreover, the 1st magnet 12a arrange
- the arrangement of the second magnet 12b in the cross section orthogonal to the axis C is the same as the arrangement of the first magnet 12a described above. Therefore, the direction of the resultant force of the attraction force second magnet 12b receives from the fixed portion 2 is the same as the direction of the resultant force F 3 described above.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Modification 1-4 of Embodiment 1.
- the optical unit 1D shown in the figure includes a fixed portion 2, a movable portion 3, and a voice coil motor 10D.
- the voice coil motor 10 ⁇ / b> D is different from the voice coil motor 10 in the arrangement of the magnets 12 in the movable portion 3.
- the magnet 12 faces the flat portions 11ap and 11bp inside the flat portion 11ap of the first coil 11a and the flat portion 11bp of the second coil 11b, and is arranged along the axis C direction.
- the first magnet 12a disposed on the left side of the axis C is along the circumferential direction of the movable portion 3.
- the difference from the first embodiment is that the first magnet 12a disposed above the axis C is disposed in the same direction as the first magnet 12a.
- the direction of the resultant force F 4 of the attractive force F received by the first magnet 12 a from the fixed portion 2 is the radial direction of the movable portion 3.
- the arrangement of the second magnet 12b in the cross section orthogonal to the axis C is the same as the arrangement of the first magnet 12a described above. For this reason, the direction of the resultant force of the attractive force received by the second magnet 12b from the fixed portion 2 is the same as the direction of the resultant force F 4 described above.
- the backlash caused by the sliding between the fixed portion 2 and the movable portion 3 is reduced in one direction (the direction of the resultant force of the suction force). It is possible to suppress a tilt around an axis orthogonal to the axis C of the movable part 3 and a shift in a direction parallel to the axis C.
- FIGS. 15 and 16 are cross-sectional views showing the configuration of the main part of the optical unit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the optical unit when viewed along a cut surface passing through the line VV in FIG.
- FIG. 15 is also a cross-sectional view as seen from a cut surface passing through the VI-VI line in FIG.
- FIG. 16 is also a cross-sectional view as seen from a cut surface passing through line VII-VII in FIG.
- the optical unit 1E shown in FIGS. 15 to 17 includes a fixed portion 2, a movable portion 3E, a voice coil motor 10, and a rotation restricting portion 6 attached to the movable portion 3E.
- parts having the same configuration as in the first embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the movable part 3E.
- the movable portion 3E is formed of a cylindrical member having an outer peripheral portion 31E and an inner peripheral portion 32E.
- the outer peripheral portion 31E has a cylindrical portion 31a and a protruding edge portion 31b.
- the projecting edge portion 31b has a movable sliding surface 31c and a flat surface portion 31d.
- the projecting edge portion 31b has four movable side sliding surfaces 31c and four flat portions 31d alternately at equal intervals along the circumferential direction around the axis C.
- the plane part 31d passes through the same plane as any of the four plane parts 31d formed on the other end side along the axis C direction.
- the outer peripheral portion 31E has four sets of two plane portions 31d that are formed at different end portions and pass through the same plane.
- a step portion 31e is provided between the four sets of plane portions 31d.
- the center part of the step part 31e formed between the remaining one set of the plane parts 31d among the four sets of the plane parts 31d in the direction of the axis C is a part in which the surface of the cylinder part 31a is notched and the outer periphery is planar.
- a hole 31g penetrating in the radial direction is formed, and a holding part 31h for holding the rotation restricting part 6 is provided.
- the hole 31g may have a shape having a bottom on the inner peripheral side in the radial direction of the outer peripheral portion 31E.
- the inner peripheral part 32E of the movable part 3E has a first inner peripheral part 32a, a second inner peripheral part 32b, a third inner peripheral part 32e, and an inner peripheral convex part 32d.
- An opening of a hole 31g is formed in the third inner peripheral portion 32e.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the rotation restricting portion 6.
- the rotation restricting portion 6 is provided at a cylindrical insertion portion 61 having a diameter that can be inserted into the hole portion 31g of the movable portion 3E and one end in the height direction of the insertion portion 61, and the insertion portion 61 is inserted into the hole portion 31g.
- the head portion 62 is placed on the outer peripheral side surface of the holding portion 31h and protrudes from the holding portion 31h toward the outer periphery in the radial direction.
- the portion of the side surface of the head 62 that contacts the fixed portion 2 has a curved R shape, while the side surfaces facing the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b each have a planar shape.
- the rotation restricting portion 6 is fixed to the movable portion 3E by adhesion or the like while being held by the holding portion 31h.
- the surface shape of the rotation restricting portion parallel to the axis C in a state of being fixed to the movable portion 3E may be a circular shape or a rectangular shape.
- the circumferential width on the plane orthogonal to the axis C of the head 62 of the rotation restricting portion 6 is the circumferential width of the magnet 12 (the second magnet 12b is shown in FIG. 16) on the same plane. Bigger than.
- the processing of the movable portion 3E and the rotation restricting portion 6 becomes easier.
- the rotation restricting portion 6 is separated from the movable portion 3E.
- the movable portion and the rotation restricting portion may be integrally formed.
- a plurality of rotation restricting portions 6 may be provided.
- the number of rotation restricting portions 6 is as much as possible. Less is more preferable.
- FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the main part of the optical unit according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the optical unit when viewed along a cut surface passing through line VIII-VIII in FIG.
- FIG. 20 is also a cross-sectional view of the optical unit as viewed from a cut surface passing through line IX-IX in FIG.
- the optical unit 1F shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 includes a fixed portion 2F, a movable portion 3F, and a voice coil motor 10F.
- the voice coil motor 10F differs from the voice coil motor 10 in at least the number of magnets 12.
- parts having the same configuration as in the first embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a fixed portion main body 20F included in the fixed portion 2F.
- the fixed portion main body 20F shown in the figure is formed of a cylindrical member centered on a predetermined axis C.
- the fixed portion main body 20F includes a cylindrical portion 25 having an axis C as a central axis, an object-side thick portion 26 formed on the object side in the axis C direction with respect to the cylindrical portion 25, and an axis C with respect to the cylindrical portion 25. And an image-side thick portion 27 formed on the image side in the direction.
- two first cutout portions 25a are formed. Specifically, two first lightening portions 25a are formed at positions that are 180 ° rotationally symmetric with respect to the axis C.
- the inner surface in the radial direction of the cylindrical portion 25 excluding the first cutout portion 25a is a cylindrical cylindrical surface, which is a fixed-side sliding surface 28 that guides and supports the movable portion 3F.
- the fixed-side sliding surface 28 has a shape divided in the circumferential direction by the first cutout portion 25a.
- the object-side thick portion 26 is formed so as to protrude radially outward and radially inward from the cylindrical portion 25.
- the image-side thick portion 27 is formed to protrude outward in the radial direction from the cylindrical portion 25.
- a groove 27c through which the magnet 12 passes when the movable portion 3F is assembled is formed in the fixed-side sliding surface 28 on the radially inner side of the image-side thick portion 27. Therefore, the movable part 3F can be smoothly assembled with respect to the fixed part main body 20F.
- the object-side thick portion 26 and the image-side thick portion 27 may be formed separately from the cylindrical portion 25 and attached to the cylindrical portion 25 during assembly.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the movable part 3F.
- the movable portion 3F shown in the figure is formed of a cylindrical member having an outer peripheral portion 33 and an inner peripheral portion 34.
- the outer peripheral portion 33 includes a cylindrical portion 33a and two projecting edge portions 33b formed at both ends of the cylindrical portion 33a in the axis C direction and having a larger outer diameter than the cylindrical portion 33a.
- the cylindrical portion 33a and the protruding edge portion 33b may be configured as an integral member or may be configured as separate members.
- the projecting edge portion 33b has a movable sliding surface 33c composed of an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a flat surface portion 33d formed on a part on the radially outer side of the projecting edge portion 33b.
- the projecting edge portion 33b has two movable side sliding surfaces 33c and two flat surface portions 33d alternately along the circumferential direction around the axis C.
- the flat portion 33d passes through the same plane as one of the two flat portions 33d formed on the other end side along the axis C direction.
- the outer peripheral portion 33 has two sets of two flat portions 33d that are formed at different end portions and pass through the same plane.
- step portions 33e that are formed radially inward from the cylindrical portion 33a and have a flat outer peripheral surface.
- a cutout portion 33f having a flat outer periphery by cutting out the surface of the cylindrical portion 33a is provided.
- the inner peripheral portion 34 includes a first inner peripheral portion 34a, a second inner peripheral portion 34b, a third inner peripheral portion 34c, and an inner peripheral convex portion 34d.
- the second inner peripheral portion 34b has a smaller diameter than the first inner peripheral portion 34a and the third inner peripheral portion 34c. Between the second inner peripheral portion 34b and the third inner peripheral portion 34c, the smallest-diameter inner peripheral side convex portion 34d protruding inward in the radial direction is provided.
- the second inner peripheral portion 34b holds the movable first lens Lv1 included in the movable lens group Gv. As shown in FIG. 21, it is preferable that the image side of the movable first lens Lv1 is in contact with the inner peripheral convex portion 34d.
- the movable portion 3F is inserted into the fixed portion main body 20F while the movable side sliding surface 33c is in contact with the fixed side sliding surface 28. Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the first outer peripheral portion 51a of the rear frame portion 5 is inserted so as to face the inner side in the radial direction of the third inner peripheral portion 34c of the movable portion 3F. Thereby, at least a part of the image-side fixed lens group Gb is located on the radially inner side of the third inner peripheral portion 34c of the movable portion 3F. When the movable portion 3F moves to the most object side, at least a part of the object-side fixed lens group Gf is located on the radially inner side of the first inner peripheral portion 34a of the movable portion 3F.
- the voice coil motor 10F has two sets in which the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b are arranged in this order along the axis C.
- two magnets of the same type are provided at every 180 ° along the circumferential direction.
- FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of only the voice coil motor when viewed on a cut surface passing through the line XX shown in FIG.
- the black arrow F indicates the attractive force that each first magnet 12a receives from the fixed portion 2F. In this case, the resultant force of the attractive force received by the two first magnets 12a is almost zero. The same applies to the two second magnets 12b.
- the rotational moment about the axis C becomes almost zero, and the frictional force between the fixed portion 2F and the movable portion 3F can be reduced.
- the driving efficiency when driving the movable portion 3F is improved, and the voice coil motor 10F can be downsized.
- the two magnets 12 are arranged close to the fixing portion 2F along the circumferential direction in a cross section orthogonal to the axis C, and the magnet 12 receives from the fixing portion 2F. since the direction of the resultant force F 5 of the suction force is set to a radial direction of the movable portion 3F, about an axis perpendicular to the axis C of the movable portion 3F backlash due to sliding between the fixed portion 2F and the movable portion 3F Intention one direction Tilt and shift in a direction parallel to the axis C can be suppressed.
- FIG. 25 is a diagram showing only the voice coil motor in the same cross section as FIG.
- the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b forming a set along the direction of the axis C are spaced apart.
- the set of the first magnet 12a and the set of the second magnet 12b are respectively magnetized in the radial direction, and the magnetic poles are opposite to each other.
- the first magnet 12a has the N pole on the first coil 11a side and the S pole on the opposite side
- the second magnet 12b has the S pole on the second coil 11b side and the opposite side. Is the N pole.
- the magnetic polarization directions of the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b are orthogonal to the axis C as indicated by the white arrow A shown in FIGS. Also in the third embodiment, more generally, the magnetic polarization directions of the first magnet 12a and the second magnet 12b only need to intersect with the axis C.
- the two magnets 12 arranged on the movable part 3F are arranged close to the fixed part 2F along the circumferential direction in the cross section orthogonal to the axis C, and the magnets 12 are arranged. Since the direction of the resultant force of the suction force received from the fixed portion 2F is the radial direction of the movable portion 3F, the backlash caused by sliding between the fixed portion 2F and the movable portion 3F is brought in one direction and orthogonal to the axis C of the movable portion 3F. It is possible to suppress the tilt around the axis to be moved and the shift in the direction parallel to the axis C.
- FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- the optical unit 1G shown in the figure includes a fixed portion 2G, a movable portion 3G, and a voice coil motor 10G.
- the voice coil motor 10G is different from the voice coil motor 10 in at least the number of magnets 12.
- parts having the same configuration as in the first embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment.
- the magnet 12 faces the flat portions 11ap and 11bp inside the flat portion 11ap of the first coil 11a and the flat portion 11bp of the second coil 11b, respectively, and is arranged side by side along the axis C direction. And three second magnets 12b.
- Three hollow portions 29a are formed in the cylindrical portion 29 of the fixed portion main body 20G of the fixed portion 2G. Specifically, three hollows penetrated in the radial direction of the cylindrical portion 29 every 120 ° with respect to the axis C which is the central axis in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion 29 (direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 26). A portion 29a is formed.
- the movable part 3G on which the magnet 12 is arranged has a cylindrical shape, and the number of stepped parts and notches formed in the cylindrical part 29 is different from the movable part 3 shown in FIG. That is, in the movable portion 3G, three step portions 35e and a notch (not shown) are formed.
- the movable part 3G has a rotational symmetry of 120 ° in a cross section orthogonal to the axis C which is the central axis. For this reason, when assembling the optical unit 1G, the three magnets 12 are inserted into the three lightening portions 29a formed in the fixed portion main body 20G, respectively.
- the intervals between the first magnets 12a adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction around the axis C are not equal, and there is one relatively small set. To do. Specifically, in FIG. 26, the circumferential interval between the first magnet 12a located above the axis C and the first magnet 12a located below the right is the smallest. Further, in FIG. 26, the first magnets 12a located on the lower left side of the axis C are evenly arranged without being brought to one side along the circumferential direction of the stepped portion 35e.
- Embodiment 4 having such a configuration, the direction of the resultant force F 6 of the suction force F which the first magnet 12a circumferentially spacing in Figure 26 is two smallest receives from the movable portion 3G is, the movable portion 3G It becomes radial direction.
- FIG. 26 the arrangement of the first magnet 12a is shown, but the arrangement of the second magnet 12b is the same. For this reason, the direction of the resultant force F 6 received by the second magnet 12b from the movable portion 3G is also the radial direction of the movable portion 3G.
- two adjacent magnets 12 among the magnets 12 arranged on the movable part 3G are arranged so as to approach the fixed part 2G along the circumferential direction. Since the direction of the resultant force of the suction force received from the fixed portion 2G is the radial direction of the movable portion 3G, backlash caused by sliding between the fixed portion 2G and the movable portion 3G is brought in one direction and orthogonal to the axis C of the movable portion 3G. It is possible to suppress the tilt around the axis to be moved and the shift in the direction parallel to the axis C.
- FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical unit according to Modification 4-1 of Embodiment 4.
- the optical unit 1H shown in the figure includes a fixed portion 2G, a movable portion 3G, and a voice coil motor 10H.
- the voice coil motor 10H differs from the voice coil motor 10G in the number of magnets 12 and the arrangement in the movable part 3G.
- parts having the same configuration as in the fourth embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals as those in the fourth embodiment.
- the magnet 12 faces the flat portions 11ap and 11bp inside the flat portion 11ap of the first coil 11a and the flat portion 11bp of the second coil 11b, respectively, and is arranged side by side along the axis C direction. And three second magnets 12b.
- the first magnet 12a located above, below and to the left of the axis C in FIG. 27 the first magnet 12a located above and the first magnet located below and right
- the interval in the circumferential direction of the magnet 12a is the smallest.
- the first magnet 12a located on the lower left side of the axis C is arranged close to the first magnet 12a located above the axis C along the circumferential direction of the movable part 3G. For this reason, in FIG. 27, the first magnet 12a located on the lower left side of the axis C receives an attractive force in the same direction as the first magnet 12a located above the axis C along the circumferential direction of the movable part 3G.
- FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an endoscope system including the endoscope according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- An endoscope system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes an endoscope 90, a control device 94, and a display device 96.
- the endoscope 90 can be introduced into a subject such as a human body, and optically images a predetermined observation site in the subject.
- the subject into which the endoscope 90 is introduced is not limited to a human body, but may be another living body or an artificial object such as a machine or a building.
- the endoscope 90 may be a medical endoscope or an industrial endoscope.
- the endoscope 90 includes an insertion portion 91 introduced into the subject, an operation portion 92 positioned at the proximal end of the insertion portion 91, and a universal cord 93 as a composite cable extending from the operation portion 92. Prepare.
- the insertion portion 91 is disposed at the distal end portion 91a disposed at the distal end, the bendable bending portion 91b disposed at the proximal end side of the distal end portion 91a, and the operation portion 92 disposed at the proximal end side of the bending portion 91b. And a flexible tube portion 91c having flexibility.
- the distal end portion 91a is provided with an imaging unit 80 that collects light from the subject and images the subject.
- the imaging unit 80 includes an optical unit that collects light from the subject, and an imaging element that photoelectrically converts and outputs the light collected by the optical unit. As the optical unit, the optical unit described in any of Embodiments 1 to 4 described above can be applied.
- the imaging device is configured using a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor).
- the endoscope 90 may be a rigid endoscope in which the insertion portion 91 does not have the flexible tube portion 91c.
- the operation unit 92 is an angle operation unit 92a that operates the bending state of the bending unit 91b, a zoom operation unit 92b that instructs the operation of the voice coil motor 10 and performs the zoom operation in the optical unit 1, 1A, or 1B,
- the angle operation unit 92a is formed in a knob shape and the zoom operation unit 92b is formed in a lever shape, other types such as a volume switch and a push switch may be used.
- the universal cord 93 is a member that connects the operation unit 92 and the control device 94.
- the endoscope 90 is connected to the control device 94 via a connector 93 a provided at the base end portion of the universal cord 93.
- a cable 95 such as a wire, an electric wire, or an optical fiber is inserted through the insertion portion 91, the operation portion 92, and the universal cord 93.
- the control device 94 includes a drive control unit 94a that controls the bending state of the bending unit 91b, an image control unit 94b that controls the imaging unit 80, and a light source control unit 94c that controls a light source device (not shown).
- the control device 94 includes a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls the entire endoscope system 100 in an integrated manner.
- CPU Central Processing Unit
- the drive control unit 94a has an actuator and is mechanically connected to the operation unit 92 and the bending unit 91b through a wire.
- the drive controller 94a controls the bending state of the bending portion 91b by moving the wire forward and backward.
- the image control unit 94b is electrically connected to the imaging unit 80 and the operation unit 92 via electric lines.
- the image control unit 94b performs drive control of the voice coil motor 10 or 10B included in the imaging unit 80 and processing of an image captured by the imaging unit 80.
- the image processed by the image control unit 94b is displayed on the display device 96.
- the light source control unit 94c is optically connected to the light source and operation unit 92 via an optical fiber.
- the light source controller 94c controls the brightness and the like of the light source emitted from the distal end portion 91a.
- the operation unit 92 may be formed separately from the insertion unit 91 and the insertion unit 91 may be operated by remote operation.
- the endoscope system 100 having the above configuration includes the imaging unit 80 including the optical unit according to any of Embodiments 1 to 4, it is small and can be zoomed quickly, and is suitable for moving image imaging. is there.
- the magnet 12 is provided in the movable part, while the coil 11 is provided in the fixed part, so that it is not necessary to move the cable connected to the coil 11. For this reason, there is no possibility that the cable may move in the limited space at the distal end portion of the endoscope 90 to cause disconnection, and the durability is excellent.
- the optical unit described above may further include at least one magnetic detector that detects magnetism and a current control unit that controls the current flowing through the coil 11 based on the detection result of the magnetic detector.
- the magnetic detector is realized using, for example, a Hall element or a magnetoresistive effect element (MR element).
- MR element magnetoresistive effect element
- the magnetic detector is fixed to a support member provided on the radially outer peripheral side of the coil 11.
- the number of magnets disposed in the movable part is not limited to that described in the first to fourth embodiments, but an even number is more preferable.
- the lightening part provided in the fixed part is not required to penetrate to the outer peripheral side in the radial direction as long as the magnet and the rotation restricting part can be assembled.
- the present invention can include various embodiments and the like not described herein, and appropriate design changes and the like can be made without departing from the technical idea described in the claims. Is possible.
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図1は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る光学ユニットの構成を示す分解斜視図である。図2は、本実施の形態1に係る光学ユニットの要部の構成を示す断面図である。図3は、図2のII-II線を通過する切断面で見たときの光学ユニットの断面図である。図4は、図2のIII-III線を通過する切断面で見たときの光学ユニットの断面図である。なお、図2は、図3のI-I線を通過する切断面で見たときの光学ユニットの断面図でもある。
図11は、実施の形態1の変形例1-1に係る光学ユニットの構成を示す断面図である。同図に示す光学ユニット1Aは、固定部2と、可動部3と、ボイスコイルモータ10Aと、を備える。ボイスコイルモータ10Aは、ボイスコイルモータ10と可動部3における磁石12の配置が異なる。本変形例1-1において、実施の形態1と同様の構成を有する部位については、実施の形態1と同じ符号を用いて説明する。この点は、後述する変形例1-2~1-4も同様である。
図12は、実施の形態1の変形例1-2に係る光学ユニットの構成を示す断面図である。同図に示す光学ユニット1Bは、固定部2と、可動部3と、ボイスコイルモータ10Bと、を備える。ボイスコイルモータ10Bは、ボイスコイルモータ10と可動部3における磁石12の配置が異なる。
図13は、実施の形態1の変形例1-3に係る光学ユニットの構成を示す断面図である。同図に示す光学ユニット1Cは、固定部2と、可動部3と、ボイスコイルモータ10Cと、を備える。ボイスコイルモータ10Cは、ボイスコイルモータ10と可動部3における磁石12の配置が異なる。
図14は、実施の形態1の変形例1-4に係る光学ユニットの構成を示す断面図である。同図に示す光学ユニット1Dは、固定部2と、可動部3と、ボイスコイルモータ10Dと、を備える。ボイスコイルモータ10Dは、ボイスコイルモータ10と可動部3における磁石12の配置が異なる。
図15および図16は、本発明の実施の形態2に係る光学ユニットの要部の構成を示す断面図である。図17は、図15のV-V線を通過する切断面で見たときの光学ユニットの断面図である。なお、図15は、図17のVI-VI線を通過する切断面で見たときの断面図でもある。また、図16は、図17のVII-VII線を通過する切断面で見たときの断面図でもある。図15~図17に示す光学ユニット1Eは、固定部2と、可動部3Eと、ボイスコイルモータ10と、可動部3Eに装着される回転規制部6と、を備える。本実施の形態2において、実施の形態1と同様の構成を有する部位については、実施の形態1と同じ符号を用いて説明する。
図20は、本発明の実施の形態3に係る光学ユニットの要部の構成を示す断面図である。図21は、図20のVIII-VIII線を通過する切断面で見たときの光学ユニットの断面図である。なお、図20は、図21のIX-IX線を通過する切断面で見たときの光学ユニットの断面図でもある。
図26は、本発明の実施の形態4に係る光学ユニットの構成を示す断面図である。同図に示す光学ユニット1Gは、固定部2Gと、可動部3Gと、ボイスコイルモータ10Gと、を備える。ボイスコイルモータ10Gは、ボイスコイルモータ10と少なくとも磁石12の個数が異なる。本実施の形態4において、実施の形態1と同様の構成を有する部位については、実施の形態1と同じ符号を用いて説明する。
図27は、実施の形態4の変形例4-1に係る光学ユニットの構成を示す断面図である。同図に示す光学ユニット1Hは、固定部2Gと、可動部3Gと、ボイスコイルモータ10Hと、を備える。ボイスコイルモータ10Hは、ボイスコイルモータ10Gと磁石12の個数及び可動部3Gにおける配置が異なる。本変形例4-1において、実施の形態4と同様の構成を有する部位については、実施の形態4と同じ符号を用いて説明する。
図28は、本発明の実施の形態5に係る内視鏡を備えた内視鏡システムの構成を示す図である。同図に示す内視鏡システム100は、内視鏡90と、制御装置94と、表示装置96とを備える。
ここまで、本発明を実施するための形態を説明してきたが、本発明は上述した実施の形態によってのみ限定されるべきものではない。例えば、上述した光学ユニットに対し、磁気を検出する少なくとも1つの磁気検出器と、磁気検出器の検出結果に基づいてコイル11に流れる電流を制御する電流制御部をさらに具備させてもよい。磁気検出器は、例えばホール素子や磁気抵抗効果素子(MR素子)を用いて実現される。磁気検出器は、コイル11の径方向外周側に設けられる支持部材に固設される。磁気検出器が検出した磁気に基づいてコイル11に流れる電流を制御することにより、可動部の駆動速度及び停止位置を一段と的確に制御することが可能となる。
2、2G 固定部
3、3E、3F、3G 可動部
4 前枠部
5 後枠部
6 回転規制部
10、10A、10B、10C、10D、10F、10G、10H ボイスコイルモータ
11 コイル
11a 第1コイル
11b 第2コイル
12 磁石
12a 第1磁石
12b 第2磁石
20、20F、20G 固定部本体
80 撮像部
90 内視鏡
91 挿入部
100 内視鏡システム
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- 少なくとも物体側固定レンズ群及び像側固定レンズ群のいずれか1つを保持する筒形状をなし、該筒形状の中心軸に対して対称な位置に複数の肉抜き部が等間隔で形成された固定部と、
前記物体側固定レンズ群と前記像側固定レンズ群の間で可動レンズ群を保持し、前記固定部の径方向内側に前記固定部に対して摺動可能に配置され、前記固定部と同じ中心軸を有する筒形状の可動部と、
前記固定部に配置されたコイル、及び前記中心軸と交差する方向に磁気分極され、前記中心軸に対して略対称であるとともに前記固定部の各肉抜き部内に入るように前記可動部にそれぞれ配置された複数の磁石を有し、前記可動部を前記中心軸方向に沿って前記固定部に対して相対移動させることが可能なボイスコイルモータと、
を備え、
前記複数の磁石のうち、前記中心軸と直交する断面において周方向に隣り合う少なくとも2つの磁石を、互いに周方向の反対向きに寄せて配置することを特徴とする光学ユニット。 - 前記固定部は、比透磁率が1.0より大きい材料を用いて構成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光学ユニット。
- 前記コイルは、前記中心軸のまわりに巻かれていることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の光学ユニット。
- 前記磁石は、前記中心軸方向に沿って隣り合い、磁気分極方向が互いに逆である第1磁石及び第2磁石からなる組を複数有し、
複数の前記第1磁石は、同一の磁気分極方向を有し、
前記コイルは、複数の前記第1磁石に対向する第1コイルと、複数の前記第2磁石に対向し、前記第1コイルに接続される第2コイルと、を有し、
前記第1コイルと前記第2コイルは、電流の流れる方向が互いに逆であることを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の光学ユニット。 - 前記可動部の前記固定部に対する前記中心軸のまわりの回転を規制する回転規制部をさらに備えたことを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の光学ユニット。
- 前記回転規制部は、前記固定部の少なくとも一部の前記肉抜き部内に位置することを特徴とする請求項5に記載の光学ユニット。
- 前記磁石は、前記中心軸方向に沿って隣り合い、磁気分極方向が互いに逆である第1磁石及び第2磁石からなる組を複数有し、
複数の前記第1磁石は、同一の磁気分極方向を有し、
前記コイルは、複数の前記第1磁石に対向する第1コイルと、複数の前記第2磁石に対向し、前記第1コイルに接続される第2コイルと、を有し、
前記第1コイルと前記第2コイルは、電流の流れる方向が互いに逆であり、
前記回転規制部は、前記中心軸方向に沿って隣り合う少なくとも一組の第1磁石と第2磁石の間に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項5又は6に記載の光学ユニット。 - 前記回転規制部の前記中心軸と直交する平面における幅は、該平面における磁石の幅より大きいことを特徴とする請求項5~7のいずれか一項に記載の光学ユニット。
- 前記回転規制部は、少なくとも前記固定部と接触する部分がR形状をなすことを特徴とする請求項5~8のいずれか一項に記載の光学ユニット。
- 前記磁石の数は偶数であることを特徴とする請求項1~9のいずれか一項に記載の光学ユニット。
- 被検体の内部に挿入されて該被検体の内部を観察する内視鏡であって、
請求項1~10のいずれか一項に記載の光学ユニットと、
前記光学ユニットが集光した光を電気信号に変換する撮像素子と、
を備えることを特徴とする内視鏡。
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