1991-02-06
1992-09-15
Gellner, Michael L.
G03B 310
Patent
active
051481995
ABSTRACT:
A motor-driven zoom lens barrel including a zoom motor, a powered zooming mechanism which varies the focal length of a taking lens in accordance with the rotation of the zoom motor in the forward and reverse directions, a zoom operation ring which can be rotated, a rotational direction control circuit for rotating the zoom motor in the forward and reverse directions in accordance with the rotation of the zoom operation ring in the forward and reverse directions from a neutral position thereof, and a speed control circuit for controlling the rotational speed of the zoom motor in accordance with the angular displacement of the zoom operation ring from the neutral position.
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Hamasaki Takuji
Kohmoto Shinsuke
Sekiguchi Tetsuo
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Gellner Michael L.
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