Patent ID: 9411126
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. A lens barrel comprising: a lens; a first holding member configured to hold said lens; a second holding member configured to hold said first holding member and be movable in a direction of an optical axis in conjunction with said first holding member; a drive mechanism configured to move said first holding member between a shooting position on the optical axis and a retracted position outside the optical axis; and a first guide bar and a second guide bar configured to support said second holding member; a third holding member configured to have said first guide bar and said second guide bar fixed thereto and be movable in the direction of the optical axis; and an urging member configured to urge said second holding member toward said third holding member, wherein said drive mechanism retracts said first holding member from the shooting position to the retracted position while holding said second holding member on the optical axis, said first guide bar and said second guide bar guide said second holding member in the direction of the optical axis, and at the time of shifting from a shooting state into a retracted state, said third holding member moves toward an image plane, and said drive mechanism retracts said first holding member from the shooting position to the retracted position in a state where said second holding member is urged toward said third holding member by said urging member.