Patent ID: 6483992
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
In a camera having a lens-barrel block disposed in a cylindrical lens-barrel portion formed on a housing so as to be movable along an axis of the lens-barrel portion, a zoom gear train disposed outside of said lens-barrel portion, a drive gear included in said zoom gear train, said drive gear located at an output end of said zoom gear train and engaged with a gear portion of the lens-barrel block, and said lens-barrel block being moved along the axis of the lens-barrel portion by driving of said zoom gear train,a disposition structure for disposing said drive gear in said camera comprising: a drive gear receiving portion for receiving said drive gear, said drive gear receiving portion being provided between said lens-barrel portion and a shielding cover removably mounted to said lens-barrel portion from outside of said lens-barrel portion, said drive gear receiving portion including a notch; said shielding cover configured to extend over a circumferential portion of the lens barrel portion sufficient to cover said drive gear said notch being formed on said lens-barrel portion through which said drive gear engages with said gear portion of said lens-barrel block; wherein said drive gear is assembled by moving said drive gear from outside of the lens-barrel portion inwardly toward said notch with said shielding cover removed.