Patent ID: 8026972

Claim:
A picture-taking lens unit comprising: a lens barrel having a light-incident end; a picture-taking lens group which is provided so as to form an image of an object based on light incident from the light-incident end of the lens barrel; an image pickup device provided in the lens barrel to photoelectrically convert the image of the object formed by the picture-taking lens group; an optical member arranged along an optical axis of the picture-taking lens group and ahead of a light-receiving surface of the image pickup device; a lens holding frame which holds a specific lens of the picture-taking lens group, the lens holding frame being provided movably along the optical axis the picture-taking lens group; an actuator mounted on the lens holding frame, which controls a movement of the lens holding frame; and a band-shaped flexible printed board which is bent in a thickness direction and provided to supply power to a driving system including the actuator, and wherein a first space which houses the actuator is formed between an inner surface of the lens barrel and one outer surface of the optical member, and a second space which houses a portion curved by bending the flexible printed board is formed between the inner surface of the lens barrel and the other outer surface of the optical member.