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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2006
Applicant:
Koji Kawaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Koji Kawaguchi, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Tamron Co., Ltd., Saitama-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lens tube includes a lens guiding frame, a main unit, and a position detecting device. The lens guiding frame holds a zoom lens. The main unit holds the lens guiding frame to be movable in a direction of an optical axis with the zoom lens. The position detecting device detects a position of the zoom lens held in the main unit. The position detecting device includes an optical sensor and a detection target member. The detection target member includes a sensor cut unit and a sensor cover unit. The sensor cut unit is detected by the optical sensor. The sensor cover unit covers the optical sensor and the sensor cut unit during the detection.