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US 2013/0155529 A1Published application
Lens barrel and imaging apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToru Ishimasa
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Abstract
Provided is a lens barrel including a fourth lens group that holds a fourth lens, a second lens group that holds a second lens and is disposed closer to an object than the fourth lens group, and a drive source that drives the fourth lens group in a direction along the optical axis. The fourth lens has a notch around a portion of an outer periphery thereof. The drive source is provided in the notch.
Claims8
A lens barrel comprising:
- a first lens unit that holds a first lens;
- a second lens unit that holds a second lens and is disposed closer to an object than the first lens unit in a direction of an optical axis;
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- a drive unit that drives the first lens unit in a direction along the optical axis,
- wherein at least the first lens among the first lens and the second lens has a notch around a portion of an outer periphery thereof and at least a portion of the drive unit is provided in the notch as viewed from the direction of the optical axis.
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