Optical: systems and elements – Lens – With support
Patent
1995-07-14
1996-12-24
Ben, Loha
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
With support
359814, 359698, 2502012, 310317, G02B 702
Patent
active
055878466
ABSTRACT:
A lens holding frame holding a lens in a lens barrel is arranged, and a contact member extending therebelow is in friction coupling with a driving axis. By applying driving pulses having such a waveform that includes a moderate rising portion followed by an abrupt falling portion to a piezoelectric element, the holding frame is moved along the direction of the optical axis. An index provided at the holding frame is exposed through a slit of lens barrel, and from the position of the lens on the holding frame, information with respect to the distance to the object is displayed. Detection of the position of the holding frame is performed by a position sensor of ferromagnetic thin film magneto-resistive element type (MR sensor) so as to obtain positional information of the lens on the holding frame based on the detection signal, and the obtained information may be displayed on a liquid crystal or other display portion provided on the lens unit or on a camera body.
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Kawasaki Toyotoshi
Kuwana Minoru
Miyano Masaaki
Miyazawa Masayuki
Tasaka Yoshihiro
Ben Loha
Minolta Co. , Ltd.
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