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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuyoshi Azegami, Tokyo, JP;
Takamitsu Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Kazunori Ishizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Nomura, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396 87 ;
Abstract
A brush mounting structure for an encoder in a zoom lens barrel includes a code plate and a brush operatively arranged in a zoom lens barrel which constitute an encoder which detects the focal length in accordance with a relative sliding movement between the code plate and the brush; and a helicoid lens barrel member which is provided with a helicoid portion and which constitutes the zoom lens barrel. The brush is provided on the helicoid portion of the helicoid lens barrel. A focal length detection circuit in the zoom lens barrel is also disclosed.