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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2010
Applicant:
Hiroyuki Kuroki, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Kuroki, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lens barrier unit that can further reduce the retraction space of lens barriers is provided. The lens barrier unit includes a barrier case having an opening; and multiple spherical barriers provided so as to pivot about a pivotal axis. The barriers can be shifted between a first state for closing the opening and a second state for opening the opening. In the second state, the barriers are all stored in the lower part of the barrier case.