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US 8,570,666 B2Granted
Lens barrel and image-taking apparatus
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorTakashi Koyama
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Abstract
A lens barrel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fixed barrel, a movable member that is movable relative to the fixed barrel, a flexible circuit board that is bent in a U-shape and hangs between the fixed barrel and the movable member, and a flexible circuit board guide. The flexible circuit board guide secures one side of the flexible circuit board that is continuous with the bent portion of the flexible circuit board to the fixed barrel while the one side of the flexible circuit board extends in a moving direction of the movable member.
Claims4
A lens barrel comprising:
- a fixed barrel;
- a movable member that is movable relative to the fixed barrel;
- a flexible circuit board that is bent in a U-shape and hangs between the fixed barrel and the movable member;
- and
- a flexible circuit board guide that secures one side of the flexible circuit board that is continuous with the bent portion of the flexible circuit board to the fixed barrel while the one side of the flexible circuit board extends in a moving direction of the movable member,
- wherein an inclined fixing hole is formed in the fixed barrel, the inclined fixing hole securing the flexible circuit board guide with the flexible circuit board guide being inclined relative to the moving direction the movable member.
3 more elements
An image-taking apparatus, comprising:
- a lens barrel;
- and
- a main body of the image-taking apparatus to which the lens barrel is secured or detachably attached,
- wherein the lens barrel includes
- a fixed barrel,
- a movable member that is movable relative to the fixed barrel,
- a flexible circuit board that is bent in a U-shape and hangs between the fixed barrel and the movable member, and
- a flexible circuit board guide that secures one side of the flexible circuit board that is continuous with the bent portion of the flexible circuit board to the fixed barrel while the one side of the flexible circuit board extends in a moving direction of the movable member,
- in which an inclined fixing hole is formed in the fixed barrel, the inclined fixing hole securing the flexible circuit board guide with the flexible circuit board guide being inclined relative to the moving direction the movable member.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.