1986-11-19
1988-08-16
Punter, William H.
G02B 704
Patent
active
047639873
ABSTRACT:
A lens barrel has a lens barrel body, a movable lens unit accommodated in the lens barrel body and movable in a direction of an optical axis, a moving operational mechanism for moving the movable lens unit and a handling load change mechanism provided between the lens barrel body and the moving operational mechanism. The handling load change mechanism includes a moving operational member sliding contact portion and a lens barrel sliding contact portion which support handling loads through a fluid lubricant and a change operational member for changing the area of mutual contact by relative motion between the sliding portion.
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Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
Punter William H.
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