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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Koji Nagaoka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2021.01); G02B 7/04 (2021.01); G02B 7/10 (2021.01); G03B 5/00 (2021.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01); G03B 17/12 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/04 (2013.01); G02B 7/021 (2013.01); G02B 7/102 (2013.01); G03B 5/00 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G03B 17/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lens barrel and an optical device that can be reduced in size. A lens barrel includes: a cylinder cam with a cam groove; a first movement section having a first cam follower that moves along one side surface of the cam groove in the optical axis OA direction; and a second movement section having a second cam follower that moves along the other side surface of the cam groove in the optical axis OA direction. The position of the first cam follower in the optical axis OA direction and the position of the second cam follower in the optical axis OA direction can overlap each other at least partially.