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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1994
Filed:
May. 29, 1992
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When moving frames are incorporated in a fixed frame and a cam ring, the lens barrel according to this invention is ready for fitting cam followers of the moving frames in the fixed frame or a plurality of moving cain grooves disposed on the cam ring irrespective of the number of moving frames to be incorporated, thus inserting the cam followers in the moving cam grooves by way of a single assembling cam groove. Accordingly, an assembling work of the moving frames in the fixed frame and the cam ring will be greatly facilitated and in an arrangement for which the moving cam grooves are provided on the cam ring, since the cam grooves may be bottomed cam grooves, a high rigidity cam ring will be realized. The lens barrel is further provided with a barrier closing assembly for selectively covering and uncovering an object end of the lens barrel. The barrier closing assembly is closed responsive to movement of a zoom unit to a collapsed position and to movement of focussing lens group to a power off position and automatically uncovers the lens barrel responsive to movement of the zoom unit from the collapsed position toward a wide angle position, the opening force being provided by a biasing spring.