Patent ID: 7226224

Claim:
A miniaturized lens assembly, comprising: a lens unit including a front lens portion, a rear lens portion opposite to said front lens portion, a large diaphragm plate mounted between said front lens portion and said rear lens portion, a small diaphragm plate mounted pivotally between said front lens portion and said rear lens portion and rotatable relative to said large diaphragm plate, a shutter plate mounted pivotally between said front lens portion and said rear lens portion and rotatable relative to said large diaphragm plate, first and second actuating elements mounted on said rear lens portion, and two pivot axles mounted between said front and rear lens portions and distal from each other, said large diaphragm plate having a large aperture, said small diaphragm plate having a first pivot portion pivotally connected to one of said pivot axles, a swing portion opposite to said first pivot portion, a first actuated portion proximate to said first pivot portion, and a small aperture provided in said swing portion, said first actuated portion being actuated by said first actuating element to move said small diaphragm plate between a first position in which said small aperture is aligned with said large aperture, and a second position in which said small aperture is moved away from said large aperture, said shutter plate having a second pivot portion pivotally connected to the other of said pivot axles, a shading portion opposite to said second pivot portion, and a second actuated portion proximate to said second pivot portion, said second actuated portion being actuated by said second actuating element to move said shutter plate between an open position in which said shading portion is away from said large aperture, and a closed position in which said shading portion covers said large aperture, said first and second actuating elements respectively having actuating portions connected to said first and second actuated portions, respectively.