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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2011
Shinichi Iwasaki, Osaka, JP;
Keiji Sakamoto, Yamagata, JP;
Eiji Nagasaki, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Sasaki, Kyoto, JP;
Fumio Shinano, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Iwasaki, Osaka, JP;
Keiji Sakamoto, Yamagata, JP;
Eiji Nagasaki, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Sasaki, Kyoto, JP;
Fumio Shinano, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A lens barrel () comprises a drive frame () and a first lens frame (). The first lens frame () has first to third cam followers (to) that are respectively inserted into first to third outer cam grooves (to), and first and second auxiliary pins (and) disposed so as to be able to come into contact with first and second auxiliary grooves (and). When viewed in the Y axis direction, the first and second auxiliary pins (and) are disposed between the first to third cam followers (to) in the peripheral direction. The positions of the first and second auxiliary pins (and) are offset from the positions of the first to third cam followers (to) in the Y axis direction.