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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2006
Tomoki Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoki Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object is to provide an image pick up apparatus in which positioning of a lens barrel unit relative to a front cover with respect to the optical axis direction and directions perpendicular to the optical axis can be effected with high accuracy. In an image pick up apparatus including a lens barrel unithaving a photographing optical system, a structurethat holds the lens barrel unitin such a way that the lens barrel unitis movable in the direction of the optical axis of the photographing optical system and directions perpendicular to the optical axis and a front coverthat covers the front side of the image pick up apparatus, the position of the lens barrel unitrelative to the front cover with respect to directions perpendicular to the optical axis and with respect to the optical axis direction is determined by the front coverwhen the front coveris assembled.