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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2006
Applicant:
Naoki Nishimoto, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Naoki Nishimoto, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fujinon Corporation, Saitama-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lens barrel is provided and includes a barrel main body; lens frames supported by the barrel main body so as to be movable in the direction of an optical axis; a focus ring and a zoom ring which are rotatably supported by the barrel main body and move the lens frames in the direction of the optical axis; and a diaphragm device attached to the barrel main body. The focus ring and the zoom ring come into contact with a rotation regulatory section of the diaphragm device, whereby rotation of the focus ring and rotation of the zoom ring are regulated.