Patent ID: 9389390
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G02B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A lens barrel, comprising: an imaging optical system including a plurality of lenses; a focusing manipulation component configured to change the focal position of the imaging optical system by a turning operation and set a first imaging region and a second imaging region that is at least partly different; an imaging state switching manipulation component configured to move at least some of the plurality of lenses operation by a turning operation and thereby switch between a first imaging state in which imaging is performed in the first imaging region and a second imaging state in which imaging is performed in the second imaging region; a first restrictor configured to restrict the rotational limit position of the focusing manipulation component on the close distance side, and a second restrictor configured to restrict the rotational limit position on the far distance side, within the first imaging region; and a third restrictor configured to restrict the rotational limit position of the focusing manipulation component on the close distance side, and a fourth restrictor configured to restrict the rotational limit position on the far distance side, within the second imaging region, wherein when the imaging state switching manipulation component is turned to change from the first imaging state to the second imaging state, the range over which the focusing manipulation component can be turned is switched from a first range restricted by the first and second restrictors, to a second range restricted by the third and fourth restrictors and being at least partly shifted from the first range.