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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
May. 09, 2019
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Keiichi Asami, Hachioji, JP;
Junichi Okubo, Hirosaki, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical unit includes: a first optical device holding body that is sleeve-shaped and includes a first holding portion configured to hold therein at least one first optical device, and a first fitting portion extending from the first holding portion; a second optical device holding body that is sleeve-shaped and includes a second holding portion configured to hold therein at least one second optical device, and a second fitting portion extending from the second holding portion; and a welded portion that is melted and solidified over the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion in an overlapping portion between the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion. A first welding width at a center of the first fitting portion and a second welding width at a center of the second fitting portion are substantially identical in the optical axis direction of the optical unit.