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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/10 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2006.01); G02B 7/08 (2006.01); G03B 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/56 (2013.01); G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G02B 7/102 (2013.01); G03B 3/10 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0046 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0053 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical driving apparatus attached to an optical apparatus having a ring member that is rotatable on an outer circumference of a barrel includes a driver configured to rotate the ring member, a detector configured to detect an object that has entered a space between the optical apparatus and the optical driving apparatus, and a controller configured to control the driver in accordance with a detection of the object by the detector when the driver is rotating the ring member. The detector has a contacted portion configured to contact the object, and detects the object when the object is pressed against the contacted portion.