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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2015
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Ikeo, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Inata, Hyogo, JP;
Hideo Onishi, Osaka, JP;
Takayuki Hayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Embodiments of a lens barrel may comprise an imaging optical system with a plurality of lenses, a cylindrical focusing manipulation component, a stationary frame, and a restrictor. The focusing manipulation component changes the focal position of the imaging optical system by turning operation around the optical axis of the imaging optical system and to set the distance up to a second imaging region that is at least partially different from a first imaging region, and to move at least some of the lenses of the imaging optical system to switch between first and second imaging states. The restrictor restricts the rotatable range of the focusing manipulation component. When the focusing manipulation component is turned, its rotatable range is switched from a first rotatable range to a second rotatable range.