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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087835 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus Disclosed are a lens barrel capable of preventing a reduction in strength while maintaining a small size and a small thickness and an imaging apparatus including the lens barrel. A first moving cylinder in which a cam groove to which a second cam follower pin is fit... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7963706 | Lens barrel, camera and portable information terminal apparatus A lens barrel includes a telescopic cylinder, at least one movable lens, and a retractable lens. The telescopic cylinder includes at least one movable cylinder that can be accommodated in a fixed cylinder. The movable lens is retained in the movable cylinder. An opt... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7934875 | Method for arranging flexible printed wiring board in lens barrel of an imaging device, and imaging device using flexible printed wiring board arranged by the same method An object of the present invention is to provide a method for arranging an FPC in a lens barrel of an imaging device which allows installation of new function to an imaging device without eliminating function installed and size up. To solve the problem, the FPC elec... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7871204 | Lens barrel and mobile information terminal device Disclosed is a lens barrel capable of placing at least a part of multiple lens groups in a retraction status in which the part of the multiple lens groups are accommodated in the lens barrel, and at least a part of the multiple lens groups in a photographing status ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7832945 | Lens barrel, camera and portable information terminal apparatus A lens barrel includes a telescopic cylinder, at least one movable lens, and a retractable lens. The telescopic cylinder includes at least one movable cylinder that can be accommodated in a fixed cylinder. The movable lens is retained in the movable cylinder. An opt... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7785022 | Methods for start-up lens Methods for start-up lens. The lens moves from a stowing position to a standby position along an axis, and a reset point, a first turning point, a second turning point, and a third turning point are defined in sequence during the movement. A drive unit rotates at a ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780362 | Retracting mechanism of a lens barrel A lens barrel includes a linear guide member, a linearly advancing/retracting member guided by the linear guide member along an optical axis of an imaging optical system to be movable between operating and retracted positions, and a displaceable element supported by... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7753598 | Lens barrel A lens barrel movable between a first state, in which optical elements of a photographing optical system are all aligned on an optical axis, and a second state in which at least one of the optical elements is retracted to a radially-retracted position and moved rear... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7744294 | Lens barrel, camera, portable information terminal device, and image input device Provided is a lens barrel configured to avoid deviation of a retracting lens holder frame and a retracting lens holder frame driving member from regular position. Also provided are a camera, a portable information terminal device, and an image input device, all of w... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7722263 | Imager apparatus An imager apparatus is provided. The imager apparatus includes: a housing that stores a lens device with an imaging lens exposed to the front surface facing a subject; and a lens cover attached to the housing, being movable between a first position covering the imag... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7674050 | Lens barrel and camera incorporating the same lens barrel A lens barrel including an image capturing optical system, to be extended for image capturing and to be retracted for carrying, including: a first lens unit for capturing an image of a subject; a light-amount control member to control an amount of light which comes ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7645078 | Photographic lens drive control apparatus, drive control method for same, and imaging apparatus including same A photographic lens drive control apparatus according to the present invention includes a cap detection section which determines that a lens cap is attached to a lens barrel when a lens barrel movement detection section does not detect movement amount of the lens ba... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7632024 | Retractable lens and swingable lens retracting device thereof A retractable lens (1) and a swingable lens retracting device (2) thereof are provided. The retractable lens has first, second and third lens groups (L1, L2, L3) constituting a photographing optical system. The swingable lens retra... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7625140 | Light shielding device of a lens A light shielding device of a lens includes a movable barrel; an outer member positioned around the movable barrel; and a light shield ring for preventing ambient light entering the lens through a clearance between the movable barrel and the outer member, the light ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7572072 | Lens barrier driving device, lens barrel, and image pickup apparatus A lens barrier driving device that prevents an increase in the number of parts constituting a lens barrier driving mechanism and avoids light leakage from a penetrating portion. A lens barrier is disposed on an object side of a lens and is openable and closable. A t... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7549806 | Retractable lens assembly with variable-volume lens A retractable lens assembly with a variable-volume lens is provided. The retractable lens assembly includes an optical lens, a variable-volume lens, a fluid pump, a communication tube, and a storage tank. The variable-volume lens includes a lens film, an accommodati... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7527438 | Retractable photographic lens A retractable photographic lens includes a moving ring; a holding frame which holds a retractable optical element and is movable between a photographing position and a displaced position displaced from the photographing position; and a driving device which moves the... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7524118 | Mode-setting device for photographing device A mode dial mechanism for a photographing device comprising a photographing lens, according to the present invention, includes a lens mover, a mode dial, and a mode judge. The lens mover moves the photographing lens. The mode dial is for selecting a mode from a plur... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7507040 | Retractable lens system A retractable lens system including a radially-retractable optical element movable to a position outside of a common optical axis; a linearly movable frame which supports the radially-retractable optical element; a rotatable member for moving optical element support... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7455465 | Optical system apparatus, camera and portable information terminal apparatus An optical system apparatus having a lens barrel, including multiple lenses, that is shifted between a stored position in which the lenses are collapsed and a photographing position in which the lenses are aligned along an optical axis of the apparatus. A lens barri... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452141 | Imaging device At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a driving unit which has a through-hole that guides a flexible printed board. A position of the flexible printed board with respect to the driving unit changes in an optic-axial direction in accordance with rotation o... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7423822 | Lens barrel and optical apparatus The present invention is directed to a lens barrel that is simplified in structure with the reduced number of components and is facilitated in assembly and associated adjustment. The lens barrel enables an appropriate frictional force against the rotation force caus... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417804 | Collapsible lens barrel and imaging device A lens barrel has a base, a second lens holder frame holding a second lens group, a first lens holder frame holding a first lens group, a cam ring, and a fixed ring. The second lens holder frame has three guides projecting axially from an outer circumferential porti... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7418200 | Optical unit and imaging device A collapsible type optical unit is described that is capable of moving its optical system between a working position and a retracted position as well as an image-pickup apparatus including the optical unit. The optical unit and the image-pickup apparatus are capable... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7396167 | Lens retracting structure A lens retracting structure includes a housing, an image-forming lens set moveably supported on two parallel guide rods inside the housing, and a driving mechanism for moving the image-forming lens set along the parallel guide rods between a first position and a sec... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389040 | Lens barrel A lens barrel includes a radially-retractable optical element constituting a part of photographing optical system, and is movable between a photographing position and a radially-retracted position; a biasing device for biasing the radially-retractable optical elemen... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385772 | Optical device with lens positioning and method of making the same Optical devices which accurately position optical elements and methods for producing such optical devices. Each optical element is carried by a support on an axis that has portions plastically deformed to overlap portions of the faces of the optical element adjacent... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7350989 | Lens barrel and camera having the same A lens barrel comprises a first frame including an inward flange having an opening as a light path for a photographic optical system, a barrier-driving member disposed in the vicinity of the opening, a second frame disposed inside the first frame and movable along a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338219 | Retractable lens system and a camera incorporating the retractable lens system A retractable lens system includes optical elements of a photographing optical system, and are positioned on a common optical axis when in a ready-to-photograph state. When the retractable lens system changes from the ready-to-photograph state to a retracted state, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330649 | Universal security camera A security camera has an adjustable turret that holds a lens assembly which can be aimed in various directions. The camera also has a compact housing which, in combination with the adjustable directionality of the turret, enables universal mounting to various struct... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309176 | Lens barrel and imaging apparatus A lens barrel including a base and a collapsible barrel provided so as to collapse into and expand out of the base, the barrel including a lens constituting an image-capturing optical system for introducing an image of an object, a lens frame for holding the lens, a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304806 | Lens retraction mechanism and method of the same A lens retraction mechanism slantways retracts a lens from a shooting position to a receiving space. The lens retraction mechanism includes a base body, which includes a substrate, a guide wall disposed on the substrate and the receiving space, a lens guiding frame ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301577 | Digital camera with a collapsible lens barrel A digital camera can retain its optical performance and has a particularly slim closed status. The digital camera (1) includes two lens groups (51, 52) installed in a collapsible lens barrel (3a), a focus lens (44), and a CCD (4... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295772 | Optical unit and imaging device comprising optical unit A collapsible lens mount optical unit comprises a fixed lens mount, a lens mount movable along the optical axis with respect to the fixed lens mount, an infrared ray intercepting filter interposed between the fixed lens mount and the lens mount. The collapsible lens... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7265913 | Movable lens control device A movable lens control device for controlling movements of movable lens groups including a first movable lens group and a second movable lens group, the movable lens control device including a lens driving device for moving the first and second movable lens groups i... | 09/04/2007 |
| RE39752 | Lens barrier opening/closing device of a movable lens barrel A lens barrier opening/closing device of a movable lens barrel includes a barrier blade which is driven to open and close a photographic aperture; a barrier drive ring driven to rotate about an optical axis; a first biasing device which biases the barrier drive ring... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246955 | Automatic camera lens module retracting/extending apparatus for mobile communication terminals An automatic camera lens module retracting/extending apparatus for mobile communication terminals converts rotating movement of a driving motor into rectilinear movement to automatically retract/extend a camera lens module into/from a mobile communication terminal i... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239806 | Sliding cover A sliding cover for protecting camera lens and switching the power of the camera, comprising a cover plate and a permanent magnet. The cover plate is slideably connected with the front shell of the camera, a magnetic induction switch is installed at the inner side o... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236312 | Collapsible lens barrel and imaging device A lens barrel has a base, a second lens holder frame holding a second lens group, a first lens holder frame holding a first lens group, a cam ring, and a fixed ring. The second lens holder frame has three guides projecting axially from an outer circumferential porti... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229223 | Rotation transfer mechanism and a zoom camera incorporating the rotation transfer mechanism A rotation transfer mechanism includes a rotatable ring and has a circumferential gear formed on a peripheral surface of the rotatable ring, and a rotation transfer gear, wherein rotation of the rotatable ring is transferred to the rotation transfer gear via engagem... | 06/12/2007 |
