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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Shinichi Iwasaki, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Uno, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Shinichi Iwasaki, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Uno, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/02 (2006.01); G03B 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The lens barrel includes a flexible wire, a first supporting frame and a second supporting frame. The flexible wire has a first end with at least one terminal, a second end with at least one terminal and a bent portion disposed between the first and second ends. The bent portion includes a plurality of part overlapping each other. The first supporting frame supports the first end. The second supporting frame is movably disposed in a first direction with respect to the first supporting frame and supports the bent portion.