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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1994
Moriya Katagiri, Hachioji, JP;
Shigeo Hayashi, Okaya, JP;
Yukihiko Sugita, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuhiro Satoh, Sagamihara, JP;
Hiroshi Akitake, Sagamihara, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lens barrel comprises a barrier provided at a front aperture of a photographing lens, a barrier driving mechanism for opening and closing the barrier, a lens driving mechanism for moving at least one lens group in an optical-axis direction, a driving device for operating the lens driving mechanism and the barrier driving mechanism, and a driving force switching device for transmitting driving force of the driving device to a lens driving mechanism at a state capable of photographing and for transmitting driving force of the driving device to a barrier driving mechanism at a state incapable of photographing linked with the movement of the photographing lens from a state capable of photographing to a state incapable of photographing.