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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigeru Hatakeyama, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Kimihiro Kikuchi, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 ; C03B 1/112 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 ; C03B 1/112 ;
Abstract
An optical element includes a lens holder, and an optical lens integrally held by an inner wall portion of the lens holder and having a lens optical surface at an opening in the lens holder in the direction of the optical axis of the optical lens. A projecting portion is formed in the inner wall portion of the lens holder and adjacent to the opening. An outer peripheral edge surface of the lens optical surface is placed under the projecting portion and is pressed in contact with the projecting portion over the entire periphery.