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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2010
Yuichi Kawanabe, Saitama, JP;
Yuichi Kawanabe, Saitama, JP;
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed are a lens barrel capable of preventing a reduction in strength while maintaining a small size and a small thickness and an imaging apparatus including the lens barrel. A first moving cylinder in which a cam groove to which a second cam follower pin is fitted is provided in an inner surface is arranged outside a cam cylinder having the second cam follower pin provided on an outer surface thereof. In addition, a third lens group frame in which a cam follower pin fitted to one of the cam grooves is provided on an outer surface and a second lens group frame in which a cam follower pin fitted to the other groove is provided on an outer surface are arranged inside the cam cylinder having the cam grooves provided in the inner surface thereof.