IP Library Granted Patent US 10,247,903
Granted Patent B2
US 10,247,903 · App. 15/451,613 · Granted Apr 2, 2019

Lens barrel and imaging device

Inventors: Keishi Iwasaki (Osaka, JP); Tetsuya Uno (Osaka, JP); Takumi Kuwahara (Nara, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
G02B7/09G02B5/005G02B7/021G02B7/08G03B11/00G03B11/045G03B17/04H04N5/2254G02B5/208
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Patent No.
US 10,247,903
App. No.
15/451,613
Granted
Apr 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The lens barrel includes an imaging optical system comprising at least a first lens, a plate-shaped protection glass which is disposed closer to a subject side than the first lens and has light transmission, and an annular ring part provided on the outer circumferential edge of the surface of the protection glass facing the subject side.

Claims (30)

1. A lens barrel comprising:

an optical system including at least one lens;

an optical filter disposed closer to a subject side than the optical system is;

a light-shielding section that is disposed closer to the subject side than the optical filter is, and has an opening which does not shield light and an annular section having light-shielding property to at least light in a visible light range; and

a plate-shaped protection member disposed closer to the subject side than the light-shielding section is and having light transmission,

wherein

an outer perimeter shape of the optical filter is larger than an inner perimeter shape of the opening on the light-shielding section and is smaller than an outer perimeter shape of the light-shielding section,

the lens barrel further comprises a ring part provided at an outer circumferential edge of the subject side of the plate-shaped protection member, and

the ring part covers the outer circumferential edge of the plate-shaped protection member.

2. The lens barrel according to claim 1 , wherein

the optical filter is substantially rectangular.

3. The lens barrel according to claim 2 , wherein

an outer perimeter shape of the protection member is equal to or larger than the outer perimeter shape of the light-shielding section.

4. The lens barrel according to claim 3 , wherein

the light-shielding section is formed by printing or applying a coating material on a surface of the protection member opposite to the subject side and the light-shielding section is provided integrally with the protection member.

5. The lens barrel according to claim 4 , wherein

a part of a surface closer to the subject side of the protection member is exposed to an outside of the lens barrel.

6. An imaging device comprising:

the lens barrel according to claim 1 ; and

a camera main body.

7. The lens barrel according to claim 1 , wherein

the lens barrel has a first unit frame holding a first lens of the optical system and a fixed frame containing the first unit frame, and

the first unit frame is configured to be movable between a first position of being extended from the fixed frame and a second position of being collapsed in the fixed frame.

8. The lens barrel according to claim 7 , wherein

the lens barrel further comprises a cylindrical part covering the outer circumferential surface on an end on the subject side of the first unit frame, and

the cylindrical part is provided integrally with the ring part.

9. The lens barrel according to claim 1 , wherein

an inner diameter of an opening of the ring part is smaller than an outer diameter of the protection member.

10. The lens barrel according to claim 9 , wherein

an inner diameter of the opening of the shielding section is smaller than an inner diameter of the ring portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2017
From: IWASAKI, KEISHI; UNO, TETSUYA; KUWAHARA, TAKUMI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042284/0366 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-186693 · Sep 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015004335 · Aug 28, 2015
Related Publication 20170176711A1 · Jun 22, 2017