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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Nomura, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Azegami, Tokyo, JP;
Takamitsu Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Tabata, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Numako, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinari Tanimura, Tokyo, JP;
Takuma Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Kishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396 87 ; 396133 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an electronically controlled camera in which a lens system moves along its optical axis. When the lens stops moving, a brake is applied. In order to prevent unnecessary braking which is applied after the lens stopped, the brake is applied wile the lens is moving, and the brake is released immediately when the lens has stopped its movement.