Fujifilm Corporation

Fujinon Corporation

Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd.

Tetsuya Okumura

Naoyuki Nishikawa

Yoshihiro Ito

Takayuki Noda

Ryoko Tomioka

Masao Shoji

Nobuyoshi Maezono

Tatsuhiko Hagiwara

Tatsuhiko Hagihara

Akihiro Maejima

An optical element incorporated into an imaging optical system, comprising: an effective diameter area that allows effective light flux contributing to imaging to pass, a non-effective diameter area that surrounds the effective diameter area; and an outer peripheral face that surrounds the non-effective diameter area. The effective diameter area, the non-effective diameter area and the outer peripheral face are centered on an imaging optical axis. At least a thickness-direction part of the outer peripheral face or a circumferential part thereof is a non-parallel face having an inclination to an imaging optical axis. A light incident from a face of an object side, reflected on a face of an image-plane side to the outer peripheral face and reflected on the outer peripheral face is not incident to an image plane.

Optical element, imaging optical system, and camera module

An image-taking apparatus which captures object light to take an image includes: an optical device through which the object light is transmitted; an image pickup device which generates an image signal representing an object image; and a cleaning section which is deformed by receiving a predetermined stimulus, the cleaning section being brought into contact with, and being separated from, the optical device and/or the image pickup device to clean substances attached to the contact portion. The apparatus further includes: a stimulus application section which applies the stimulus to the cleaning section; and a control section which controls the deformation of the cleaning section by controlling the stimulus applied from the stimulus application section, and which thus causes the cleaning section to clean the contact portion.

Image-taking apparatus

The image taking apparatus of the invention includes a light quantity control device that is arranged on the optical axis of subject light and controls transmitted volume of the subject light. The light quantity control device includes a light quantity control layer and a pair of light-transmissive electrodes. The light quantity control layer expands and contracts in accordance with an electric field generated therein and thereby changes the transmitted volume of the subject light. The electrodes are disposed so as to sandwich the light quantity control layer and generate an electric field in the light quantity control layer, in response to application of voltage, thereby causing the light quantity control layer to expand and contract.

Image taking apparatus including a light quantity control device that controls transmitted volume of the subject light

A diaphragm comprising a single plate, the single plate comprising: a first plate portion having an aperture; and a second plate portion formed at an outer side of the first plate portion, wherein a first thickness of the first plate portion is thinner than a second thickness of the second plate portion.

Diaphragm

A plastic lens is fixedly held in precise position a lens holder by cramming a deformable retaining ring between a front collar and a periphery of the plastic lens loosely put in an annular mounting space formed in the lens holder and crushing the front collar against the retaining ring so as thereby to rivet the plastic lens to the lens holder.

Method of holding plastic lens and plastic lens holding structure

A taking lens of a camera includes first and second lens elements. A lens holding frame retains the first lens element on a lens base or a front surface of a shutter unit. In the lens holding frame, a holding frame body is disposed in front of the first lens element. Arm portions are formed to project from a periphery of the holding frame body, have a distance to the lens base when in a free state, are bent resiliently by a retention pin or screws, and are secured to the lens base. Thus, the first lens element is squeezed tightly between the lens base and the holding frame body.

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Saitama, Japan

Tetsuya Okumura