Lens barrel and camera
US8098446B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/646
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A small-sized lens barrel and camera have the following configuration. The lens barrel has a first barrel, a second barrel movable between retracted position retracted in the inner diameter side of the first barrel and shooting position shifted toward the incident side in an optical axis direction with respect to the first barrel, a lens moved relative to the second barrel, a support part formed into a ring shape and supported by the end of the first barrel on the exit side in the optical axis direction, the support part being arranged on the inner diameter side of the first barrel, a projecting part formed so as to project in the optical axis direction from the end of the second barrel on the exit side in the optical axis direction, and an accommodating part being formed at the support part and accommodating the projecting part at the retracted position.
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