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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Keisuke Ohta, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Sohtome, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 7/08 (2006.01); G02B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G02B 7/04 (2013.01); G02B 7/08 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lens barrel () of a camera module () is provided with an electrode terminal which is connected to a focus adjusting device () and to an electrode terminal () of a holder (). The electrode terminal () of the holder () faces the electrode terminal of the lens barrel () which electrode terminal changes in position in accordance with movement of the lens barrel () which movement is caused with the use of a lens barrel moving mechanism.