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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kiyosada Machida, Urawa, JP;
Hidenori Miyamoto, Urayasu, JP;
Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoki Nishimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359700 ; 359699 ; 359826 ; 396 83 ; 396349 ;
Abstract
A zoom lens barrel includes at least two lens groups, a linear movement guide tube for guiding a linear movement of the lens groups along the optical axis and a cam tube for reciprocating the lens groups along the optical axis. The guide tube has a guiding portion formed on a film side end portion of the guide tube and extends in parallel with a film surface.