Patent ID: 8830605

Claim:
A lens unit, comprising: an optical system having at least one lens; a lens holder supporting the optical system; and a lens frame having a guide component, the guide component guiding a movement of the lens holder in a first direction, the lens holder having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being disposed slidably over the guide component, and the second portion being disposed slidably over the guide component and disposed spaced apart from the first portion in the first direction, and the guide component being sandwiched between the first portion and the second portion by an elastic force of the first portion and/or the second portion; wherein the lens holder has a holder main body, the optical system being mounted to the holder main body, and the holder main body being supported movably in the first direction and rotatably around the first optical axis by the lens frame, the first portion protruding from the holder main body, and the second portion protruding from the holder main body.