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Optical apparatus

US5708870A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 1994
Grant dateJan 13, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/10
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical apparatus comprises a zoom lens for effecting magnification change, a focusing lens for effecting focus adjustment, a first motor for moving the focusing lens, a second motor for moving the zoom lens, and detecting mechanism for detecting the reference positions of the focusing lens and the zoom lens, the detecting mechanism being used in common to the two lenses.

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