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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nobuo Shinozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroto Tsuyuki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Seikosha Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
354400 ; 354439 ; 3542341 ;
Abstract
A lens driving device for an auto-focusing camera includes a lens driving member biased to move in one direction, a ratchet wheel having a plurality of teeth and rotatably associated with the lens driving member, a rockable retaining member having two pawl portions alternately engaging the teeth of the ratchet wheel, an electromagnet for controlling the rocking motions of the retaining member, and a control circuit for outputting a signal to the electromagnet to control the biased movement of the lens driving member.