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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2004
Hiroshi Nomura, Saitama, JP;
Yoshihiro Yamazaki, Saitama, JP;
Isao Okuda, Saitama, JP;
PENTAX Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A light shielding structure of a retractable lens barrel includes a lens system, a lens frame to which a lens group is fixed; at least one movable annular member into which the lens frame is screw-engaged, and which is moved along the optical axis in a predetermined moving manner; a light shield member which is supported by the movable annular member to be movable along the optical axis relative to the movable annular member, and having a rearward movement extremity relative to the movable annular member; and a biasing member which is positioned between the light shield member and the lens frame in a compressed fashion to bias the light shield member toward the rearward movement extremity thereof relative to the movable annular member.