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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Kowa Company, Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Shuichi Tominaga, Saitama, JP;
Suguru Hanzawa, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
KOWA COMPANY, LTD., Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G03B 9/06 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/06 (2013.01); G02B 5/005 (2013.01); G02B 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
In the present invention, an edge face of an diaphragm ring () has a part (a locked portion) wherein a plurality of depressions () are formed and a substantially flat surface portion wherein no depression () is formed, and by a simple operation of operating a link releaser () so as to rotate the diaphragm ring (), it is possible to switch between a click mode and a non-click mode. When taking still images, a diaphragm value can be fixed by using the click mode, and when video is taken, the diaphragm value can be smoothly changed during imaging by using the non-click mode.