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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akira Ogasawara, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Kogaku K. K., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
354400 ; 354402 ; 354286 ;
Abstract
In an automatic focusing apparatus, wherein first zone representing an in-focus condition and a second zone for sufficiently assuring detection precision of the automatic focusing apparatus are provided for the position of a focusing lens, the focusing lens is driven on the basis of a defocus amount when the defocus amount falls within the range between the first and second zones, and thereafter an in-focus signal is output upon driving of the focusing lens, thereby shortening a delay time from the end of driving of the photographing lens to generation of the in-focus signal.