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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2011
Makoto Miyamoto, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroshi Kurumatani, Hyogo, JP;
Tadashi Niki, Osaka, JP;
Akio Konishi, Hyogo, JP;
Makoto Miyamoto, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroshi Kurumatani, Hyogo, JP;
Tadashi Niki, Osaka, JP;
Akio Konishi, Hyogo, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A lens unit has an optical system having at least one lens, a lens holder supporting the optical system and a lens frame having a guide component. The guide component guides a movement of the lens holder in a first direction. The lens holder has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed slidably over the guide component. The second portion is disposed slidably over the guide component and disposed spaced apart from the first portion in the first direction. The guide component is sandwiched between the first portion and the second portion by an elastic force of the first portion and/or the second portion.