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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshifumi Mitani, Osaka, JP;
Yutaka Tsujimoto, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 7/105 (2006.01); G02B 7/09 (2006.01); G03B 13/32 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01); G03B 13/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); G02B 7/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lens barrel includes: a motor; an input transmission ring that is rotated by the motor and is rotatable around the optical axis; and a lens drive cylinder connected to the input transmission ring so that rotating force can be transmitted from the input transmission ring, the lens drive cylinder moving a lens in the optical axis direction and being rotatable. The lens drive cylinder is placed on one side of the motor in the optical axis direction, and the input transmission ring is placed on the same side of the motor as the lens drive cylinder.