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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2021
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Daisuke Ito, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A lens support mechanismcomprises lens group unitsto, a substantially cylindrical rectilinear cylinder, and a substantially cylindrical cam cylinder. The rectilinear cylinderenvelops the lens group unitsto, and has main cam followersprotruding outward in the radial direction from the outer peripheral surface, and a sub cam groove. The cam cylinderhas main cam groovesand a sub cam follower, and is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the rectilinear cylinder. The main cam groovesengage with the main cam followersand are formed substantially parallel to the sub cam groove, and upon rotating relative to the rectilinear cylinder, move the lens group unitstoback and forth in the optical axis direction. The sub cam followersproject inward in the radial direction and engage with the sub cam grooves