Optical: systems and elements – Lens – With variable magnification
Patent
1997-11-17
1999-05-04
Epps, Georgia
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
With variable magnification
359704, 359705, 359823, 359826, G02B 1514, G02B 1522, G02B 702
Patent
active
059009926
ABSTRACT:
A lens barrel capable of shortening its full length includes a photo-taking optical system with a rear unit lens and a front unit lens, a rear unit lens holding cylinder holding the rear unit lens, a front unit lens holding cylinder holding the front unit lens and movable in the direction of an optical axis relative to the rear unit lens between a photographing position for making the photo-taking optical system capable of photographing with the rear unit lens and a full length shortening position for shortening the full length of the lens barrel in the direction of the optical axis and a fixing member for fixing the front unit lens holding cylinder in one of the aforementioned positions relative to the rear unit lens holding cylinder.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4557576 (1985-12-01), Drefchinski
patent: 5181144 (1993-01-01), Shirie et al.
Kodaka Yoshiro
Watanabe Tsuneo
Epps Georgia
Lester Evelyn A.
Nikon Corporation
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