Patent ID: 6714738
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A motor mounting structure for a camera, the camera comprising:i) a lens barrel associated with a frame body of the camera such that the lens barrel is capable of advancing and retracting along an optical axis direction, ii) a film accommodating chamber, which is located on the side outward from the lens barrel with respect to a direction normal to the optical axis direction, and iii) a motor, which is secured to the frame body, mechanical power of the motor being transmitted to the lens barrel via a gear train comprising a plurality of gears in order to move the lens barrel along the optical axis direction, wherein the motor is located within a space, which is defined between an outer surface of the lens barrel and an outer surface of the film accommodating chamber, such that an output shaft of the motor extends in a plane normal to the optical axis direction, and the frame body has a path extending perpendicular to the optical axis, through which a tool for securing the motor to the frame body by screwing is to be inserted.