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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2021
Nidec Sankyo Corporation, Nagano, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Yasuo Tsuruoka, Nagano, JP;
Akinori Yamamoto, Nagano, JP;
Katsumi Umeda, Osaka, JP;
Masanori Tanikawa, Osaka, JP;
Shinya Okada, Osaka, JP;
NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION, Nagano, JP;
PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A lens unitincludes a plurality of lenses aligned in a row along an optical axis L and a lens holderA transparent conductive filmwhich functions as a heater, is disposed on an image-side lens surfaceof the first lens Ldisposed the closest to an object side La. A flexible printed circuit boardthat feeds power to the transparent conductive filmincludes a flat surface portionalong an image-side flange surfacesurrounding an outer peripheral side of the image-side lens surfacean extension portionextending to an outer side in a radial direction, and a protruding portionprojecting to the outer side in the radial direction from the flat surface portionThe protruding portionincludes a first electrodeA and a second electrodeB electrically connected to the transparent conductive film