Patent ID: 8928995
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A lens barrel that supports a lens, comprising: a lens mount including a contact portion that comes into contact with a body mount of a camera body; a first frame configured to be fixed to the lens mount, the first frame including a cam groove formed in an inner peripheral side of the first frame; a linking portion configured to link the lens mount and the first frame, the linking portion being inserted into the first frame parallel to an optical axis direction of the lens, from the lens mount side toward the first frame, the linking portion including a distal end, the distal end being an end portion of the linking portion farthest from the lens mount; a second frame configured to be movably supported along the optical axis direction with respect to the first frame, the second frame including a first end and a cam follower, the first end being an end of the second frame closest to the lens mount, the cam follower formed on an outer peripheral side of the second frame; a first distance between at least a portion of the cam groove and the lens mount in a direction parallel to the optical axis direction; and a second distance between the distal end of the linking portion and the lens mount in a direction parallel to the optical axis direction; wherein the first end of the second frame on the lens mount side is disposed within the region in which the linking portion is disposed along the optical axis direction of the lens, and the first distance is shorter than the second distance.