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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuya Uno, Osaka, JP;
Takumi Kuwahara, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/10 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G02B 7/04 (2006.01); F16H 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/022 (2013.01); F16H 25/122 (2013.01); G02B 7/023 (2013.01); G02B 7/04 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2101 (2015.01);
Abstract
A lens barrel includes an optical system for forming an optical image of an object, a first tube for supporting at least one lens included in the optical system, and a second tube disposed inside or outside the first tube. The first tube includes first cam grooves in the side surface thereof on which the second tube is disposed. The second tube includes first cam followers that engage with the first cam grooves.