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Lens barrel, image obtaining unit, and method for assembling same

US9939607B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 4, 2013
Grant dateApr 10, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/57
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lens barrel for imaging a subject; and a lens frame which holds the lens. The lens frame includes a body structure opened at a tip and an end; and a lens base which fixes the lens and is adhered to a tip opening of the body; the lens base includes: a tip base including an opening which exposes a tip side lens optical surface and an inner side which supports the lens; and a circle or arc sidewall extending axially from the tip base; the inner surface of the sidewall is formed along an outer circumference surface of the lens; the inner side surface and the outer circumference are adhered to each other; and a portion of the upper surface of the sidewall is provided toward an end side separated from the far end of the lens to be exposed inside the body.

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