Patent ID: 9116283
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G02B,G03B

Abstract:
1. A lens barrel, comprising: a support frame; and a retracting lens frame configured to support a lens and move around a retraction shaft with respect to the support frame during a transition period between an imaging enabled state and a housed state, the retraction shaft being substantially parallel to an optical axis of the lens, wherein: the retracting lens frame includes at least three contact portions, the at least three contact portions configured to come into contact with the support frame at positions that are different from the retraction shaft; movement of the retracting lens frame in the optical axis direction is restricted when the contact portions come into contact with the support frame; and at least one of the contact portions is provided to the retracting lens frame so as to overlap the lens in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.